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A ninny, an idiot and an economic theorist

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract Anton Chekhov's story ‘The ninny’ meets the question: ‘What is the meaning of economic theory?’
Ariel Rubinstein
wiley   +1 more source

Unbalanced social-ecological acceleration led to state formation failure in early medieval Poland. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Izdebski A, Czerwiński S, Jankowiak M, Danielewski M, Fiołna S, Gromig R, Guzowski P, Haghipour N, Hajdas I, Kołaczek P, Lamentowicz M, Marcisz K, Niebieszczański J, Sankiewicz P, Wagner B.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Leverage Adjustments, Executive Incentives, and the Market Valuation of Acquisitions Under State Capitalism: Evidence From China

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how state ownership and CEO financial incentives jointly condition the market valuation of acquisition‐related leverage adjustments in 2251 completed M&A deals by Chinese A‐share listed acquirers (2013–2023). Acquirers draw on spare financing capacity at deal completion, with larger leverage increases among underleveraged firms.
Chun I. Lin, Joseph C. P. Shieh, Hao Fang, Yen Hsien Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gerbils without Borders: Invasiveness, Plague, and Micro-Global Histories of Science, 1932-1939. [PDF]

J Hist Med Allied Sci
Skotnes-Brown J, da Silva MAD.
europepmc   +1 more source

Imperial

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Bilgere, George.
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

History of the medical licensure system in Korea from the late 1800s to 1992. [PDF]

J Educ Eval Health Prof
Hwang SI.
europepmc   +1 more source

A newly discovered Carolingian text: Candidus' Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti, written for Charlemagne

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Politics, geopolitics, and the history of science: on James Secord's "Inventing the scientific revolution". [PDF]

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
Barahona A, Becerra-Bressant B, Galván-Escobar D, Granados-Riveros L, Ornelas-Cruces M, Raj K, Serrano-Juárez D, Torrens E, Villegas-López T, Villela-González MA.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Relics, writing, and devotion in early medieval Chelles

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
The discovery in 1983 of a collection of relics with their medieval identificatory tags in the parish church of Chelles opened new avenues for research on devotional and writing practices in this Frankish royal foundation. This is the first systematic study of the corpus of relic labels that accompanied these sacred objects, particularly of the subset ...
Ana de Oliveira Dias
wiley   +1 more source