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Disease, downturns, and wellbeing: Economic history and the long-run impacts of COVID-19 [PDF]

open access: yesExplor Econ Hist, 2020
How might COVID-19 affect human capital and wellbeing in the long run? The COVID-19 pandemic has already imposed a heavy human cost—taken together, this public health crisis and its attendant economic downturn appear poised to dwarf the scope, scale, and
V. Arthi, John M. Parman
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

“Big Data” in Economic History [PDF]

open access: yesJ Econ Hist, 2018
M. Gutmann, E. Merchant, Evan Roberts
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Applied History, Applied Economics, and Economic History [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied History, 2019
Abstract As a new field of academic enquiry, applied history has a unique opportunity to learn lessons from other applied fields. In this essay, we set out how we think applied historians can learn from past successes and mistakes of applied economists and economic policymakers in their use, and abuse, of economic theory and economic history.
Colvin, Christopher L., Winfree, Paul
openaire   +4 more sources

Religion in economic history: a survey

open access: yesThe Handbook of Historical Economics, 2020
This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic causes and consequences of religion.
Sascha O. Becker   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The validity of astrological predictions on marriage and divorce: a longitudinal analysis of Swedish register data

open access: yesGenus, 2020
This paper examines astrology, a concept that is considered unscientific by broad segments of the population in the western world. Despite this, astrology remains for some an important source for advice regarding choices in a range of different matters ...
Jonas Helgertz, Kirk Scott
doaj   +1 more source

Collider bias in economic history research

open access: yesExplorations in economic history (Print), 2020
Economic historians have long been aware of many forms of bias that could lead to spurious causal inferences. However, our approach to these biases has been muddled at times by dealing with each bias separately and by confusion about the sources of bias ...
Eric B. Schneider
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Przegląd wybranych badań nad moralnością podatkową. Wpływ moralności na rozmiary luk podatkowych

open access: yesAnnales Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym, 2020
It is commonly stated that the behavioral aspect is problematic for economists. Nevertheless, a large strand of the literature on the topic exists, and it is high time we started making use of this fact.
Adam Kędrzyński
doaj   +1 more source

Economic History: ‘An Isthmus Joining Two Great Continents’?

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2020
This paper offers (yet another) reflection on the history and current status of economic history. No other sub-discipline of economics or history has tried so hard to be loved as economic history.
C. Gráda
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vocational Education and Industrial Relations: Sweden 1910–1975

open access: yesNordic Journal of Educational History, 2018
In this article we discuss vocational education in Sweden against the backdrop of the changing nature of industrial relations in the period from ca 1910 to 1975.
Tobias Karlsson   +2 more
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