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The Late Works of Dame Ethel Smyth: A Musical Microcosm of Interwar British Culture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines the late musical compositions of Dame Ethel Smyth in the context of British society and culture between the two World Wars. It focuses on Smyth\u27s large-scale works, especially her operas The Boatswain\u27s Mate (1914) and Entente ...
Morin, Emily
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 342-376, February 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Goodbye connections, hello Bagehot: democratization, lender of last resort independence and bank failures in Spain in 1931

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 89-132, February 2026.
Abstract Did democratization reduce the likelihood of politically connected bank bailouts in the past? What role did private central banks play as independent lenders of last resort? To answer these questions, this article provides new detailed archival evidence on the causes of bank failures in Spain in July 1931.
Enrique Jorge‐Sotelo
wiley   +1 more source

Włodawski okres 9 Pułku Artylerii Ciężkiej w fotografii. Zbiory Janiny Jachimczuk

open access: yesRadzyński Rocznik Humanistyczny, 2018
9th heavy artillery regiment (later 9PAC) was is one of the types of troops that during the interwar period was in combat readiness in the Second Polish Republic. Formation began on December, 1918.
Piotr A. Czyż
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A century of art dealing in New York. The rise of American art

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 281-311, February 2026.
Abstract We study art trade in New York between 1870 and 1970, analysing returns on investment by the renowned Knoedler gallery to shed light on the evolution of the American art market. A generalist art gallery should allocate investments to equalize expected returns, with differences in effective returns depending on purchase prices, number of traded
Federico Etro, Elena Stepanova
wiley   +1 more source

Monetary Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models and Inflation Persistence

open access: yesMetroeconomica, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 82-93, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The paper investigates the capacity of New Keynesian (NK) models to explain inflation persistence without relying on ad hoc backwards‐looking mechanisms or external source of inertia. It explores various features of NK models– such as sticky wages, roundabout production structure, positive trend inflation, and monetary policy inertia– that ...
Salaheddine El Omari, Jalal Qanas
wiley   +1 more source

"The Activities of a Japanese Bank in the Interwar Financial Centers: A Case of the Yokohama Specie Bank" [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper aims to analyze the role of a branch of a Japanese bank in the internationals financial centers and its change during the Interwar period. Branches of international exchange banks generally buy bills for goods exported from where they exist ...
Makoto Kasuya
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European Jazz: A Comparative Investigation into the Reception and Impact of Jazz in Interwar Paris and the Weimar Republic

open access: yes, 2018
Both Paris and the Weimar Republic were fascinated with American jazz in the interwar period. Because of jazz\u27s connection to African American culture, this fascination is linked with the themes of identity and race relations.
Kowalewski, Douglas A.
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U.K. World War I and interwar data for business cycle and growth analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
This article contributes new time series for studying the U.K. economy during World War I and the interwar period. The time series are per capita hours worked and average tax rates of capital income, labor income, and consumption.
James M. Nason, Shaun P. Vahey
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