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Does First-Language Training Matter for Immigrant Children’s School Achievements? Evidence from a Danish School Reform

open access: yesNordic Journal of Migration Research, 2021
This article explores municipal variation in the implementation of a Danish educational reform. The aim of the reform was to increase the assimilation of immigrants, and removing mother-tongue training for first- and second-generation immigrants was ...
Anna Tegunimataka
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Mini-symposium on the future of history of economics: young scholars' perspective [Introduction] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
International audienceThis symposium invited early-career scholrs to discuss the state of history of economics as a field and to propose possible directions for future research.
Angner, Erik, Tubaro, Paola
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economic history

open access: yes, 2008
Economic history focuses on the historical study of growth and development. Originating in the German historical school and studies of the Industrial Revolution in England, it became professionally differentiated from economics proper with the establishment of associations in Britain (1926) and the United States (1941).
openaire   +2 more sources

Public spending on rural tourism in Sweden

open access: yesFennia: International Journal of Geography, 2016
Tourism is an important part of rural policies in European countries. An increased demand for rural amenities is seen as creating a more diversified labour market and contributing to the restructuring of the economy, from primary sectors and ...
Åsa Almstedt   +2 more
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Measuring intra-industry trade and productivity in the South African pharmaceutical sector

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Background: The South African pharmaceutical sector is Africa’s largest and most advanced but heavily depends on imported products and active pharmaceutical ingredients to meet its demands.
Nwabisa Malimba   +2 more
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iPEHD – The ifo Prussian economic history database [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper provides a documentation of the ifo Prussian Economic History Database (iPEHD), a county-level database covering a rich collection of variables for 19th -century Prussia. The Royal Prussian Statistical Office collected these data in several
Becker, Sascha O.   +3 more
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The Role of Energy Quality in Shaping Long-Term Energy Intensity in Europe

open access: yesEnergies, 2014
On the European aggregate level there is an inverted-U curve for long-term energy intensity. In the 19th century aggregate European energy intensity rose, followed by a declining trend during the 20th century.
Ruta Gentvilaite   +2 more
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Entrepreneurial potential in less innovative regions: the impact of social and cultural environment [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Management and Business Economics, 2017
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role that the sociocultural, family and university environment play in the entrepreneurial intention of young people in a peripheral and less innovative region.
Francisco J. García-Rodríguez   +3 more
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An economic history of Hundi, 1858-1978 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A centuries-old artery of credit for Indian merchant networks, the indigenous credit system hundi has received no systematic attention in histories of the Indian subcontinent.
Martin, Marina
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Vietnam's Economic History: The Feudalism System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We need a few words on the economic system and structure of the country before the sea change brought about by French colonialists could be fully appreciated in terms of economic performance and social context. Generally speaking, until early Xth century,
Vuong, Quan-Hoang
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