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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics
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
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The importance of regional availability of health care for old age survival - Findings from German reunification. [PDF]
Vogt TC, Vaupel JW.
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The Caring Hand that Cripples: The East German Labor Market after Reunification (Detailed Version)
Dennis J. Snower, Christian Merkl
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Induced Civic Pride and Integration [PDF]
This paper investigates whether a nation’s contingent value of hosting a mega-event depends on past experience with implied public goods benefits for its residents. Applying data from an ex-ante and ex-post query based on contingent valuation methods, we
Bernd Süssmuth +2 more
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ABSTRACT Growing financial needs for a sustainable transition have led to the development of green finance and citizen‐led monetary innovations. These initiatives recognized the necessity of developing new forms of money regarding the environmental crisis, referred to as environmental complementary currency (ECCs).
Léo Revelli
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German Reunification and the Restructuring of the Education System
Masaharu Amano +2 more
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How Long Does it Take to Become an Entrepreneurial Society - The Case of German Convergence in Self-Employment [PDF]
Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country.
Yvonne Schindele
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The USSR and The GDR: Mutual Collapse
The Soviet Union had a number of satellite states, where communist puppet regimes were propped up in order to serve the interests of the Soviet Union. The Eastern Bloc was established with the goal of spreading the Soviet style of government, regardless ...
Alessi, Jessica M.
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ABSTRACT This article examines the effect of electoral system reform on legislative speech‐making by Members of Parliament (MPs), focusing on the case of Denmark's 1918 shift from single‐member districts (SMD) to proportional representation (PR) in elections to the lower chamber.
Martin Ejnar Hansen
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Why Central Americans Emigrate? Patterns and Gaps Within Academic Research
ABSTRACT Despite extensive debate and speculation surrounding the recent rise in emigration from Central American countries, the underlying drivers of this migration remain largely unexplored in the academic literature. This research note seeks to spark academic discussion by analysing the patterns and gaps in the existing literature on the drivers of ...
Alfonso Sánchez‐Carrasco
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