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The G.I. Bill and underemployment

open access: yesContemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent veteran college graduates report experiencing high levels of underemployment, which have a negative impact on their well‐being and hinder their successful transition to civilian life. This paper quantifies the scope of this problem by estimating the impact of World War II, Vietnam War, and Post‐9/11 G.I.
Ciprian Domnisoru
wiley   +1 more source

Building a Potemkin village in occupied China: Japan's wartime system of linked trade, 1939–43

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The paper discusses the novel but little‐known exchange rate system of Japanese‐occupied North China during the Second Sino‐Japanese War, in which exporters were given the right to import in the form of a piece of yellow paper, which could be sold in the secondary market.
Shinji Takagi
wiley   +1 more source

The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
wiley   +1 more source

The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

The many prices of war and occupation: Black markets and the cost‐of‐living index in France, 1938–1949

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract When studying French prices between 1938 and 1949, economists and historians face a paradox: whilst a vast black market shaped daily life, official indices recorded only state‐controlled prices. This article addresses the issue by introducing a new consumer price index that incorporates both official and black market prices.
Patrice Baubeau, Matéo Teixeira
wiley   +1 more source

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