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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
wiley   +1 more source

An explicit integration approach for predicting the microstructures of multicomponent alloys. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Morino T, Ode M, Hirosawa S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Riding the monsoon: Geography and Iron Age trade in the Indian Ocean

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper exploits ancient textual sources to develop a database of ancient trade in the Indian Ocean and model trade in the region during the Iron Age. Wind‐speed data are used to construct a gravity model of trade and are combined with detailed textual data from the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea to analyse historical development trends in ...
Conrad Copeland
wiley   +1 more source

The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We estimate the impact of reductions in poor law expenditure on rural life expectancy and mortality rates in England and Wales following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Given the scale of cuts imposed, our estimates imply 8–10 per cent increases in mortality at ages 1–4 years and 2–4 per cent falls in rural expectation of life at birth.
David Green, Gabriel Mesevage, Graham Mooney, Simon Szreter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Hyperspectral Image Classification Technique Using PCA-2D-CNN Algorithm and Null Spectrum Hyperpixel Features. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu H, Bi W, Mughees N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

A knowledge-informed neural network integrating fuzzy AHP and PCA for SME credit risk assessment. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li T, Ali MKM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Convergence Rate for a Curse-of-Dimensionality-Free Method for a Class of HJB PDEs

, 2009
William M. McEneaney, L. Jonathan Kluberg   +1 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Multilabel feature selection using graph neural networks and differential evolution optimization. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Pan N.
europepmc   +1 more source