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A series of (un)fortunate events: Commercial bank interest rates and deposit reallocation during the Great Depression in the Netherlands

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the global economic crisis of 1929–33, deposits in the Dutch commercial banking sector sharply declined as funds shifted to the government‐guaranteed Post Office Savings Bank and other savings institutions. Unlike earlier studies for neighbouring countries, we demonstrate that this shift was driven less by a flight to safety and more by
Ruben Peeters, Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The social significance of golf in Finland in the year 2021 based on SROI analysis. [PDF]

Front Sports Act Living
Kettinen J, Ala-Vähälä T, Murray A, Foster C, Horn N, Taylor WR, Laukkanen R.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell, Áine Gallagher, Richard S. Grossman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The internationalization of renewable energy finance. [PDF]

iScience
Eberhart S, Schmidt TS, Steffen B, Egli F.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Atlantic trade and the West African market economy: New evidence from cowry imports, 1650–1905

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, billions of cowries arrived in West Africa, leaving one of the few quantitative traces available for historians to measure the Atlantic trade's impact on the precolonial market economy. Yet, current estimates substantially underestimate the volume of cowry imports.
María José Pont Cháfer
wiley   +1 more source

How factor digitalization shapes urban carbon TFP: mechanisms, thresholds, and spillovers in Chinese cities. [PDF]

Carbon Balance Manag
Tang BJ, Chen JY, Ji CJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Banks and the economy: Evidence from the Irish bank strike of 1966

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper studies the macroeconomic impact of the Irish bank strike of 1966, which led to the closure of the major commercial banks for 3 months. We collect a variety of new evidence, such as high‐frequency macro data, economic forecasts, micro data and narrative sources.
Emma Horgan, Seán Kenny, Jason Lennard
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of environmental regulation on carbon emissions and its mechanisms in Chinese cities. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Jin G, Wang G, Li W, Sheng H, Hu C, Zhao Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

AI-based analysis of key predictors of CO₂ emissions across income groups. [PDF]

iScience
Fannouch R, Tounsi S.
europepmc   +1 more source