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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

THWARTING THE "MERCHANTS OF DEATH" ACCUSATION: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MILITARY PROCUREMENT IN INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD

Essays in Economic and Business History, 2010
This article charts the interwar military procurement practices of several democratic states, concentrating on the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Finland.
Jari Eloranta, Mark Wilson
doaj   +2 more sources

The system of legislative acts on cultural institutions of Romania after the Great Unification. Museum aspects

Tyragetia, 2020
The article discusses the formation of the structure of institutions and the regulatory framework of the Romanian museum system in the interwar period on the specific example of Bessarabian museums as its component, which is reflected in the legislative ...
Elena Ploşniţa
doaj  

Vitalism, Holism, and Metaphorical Dynamics of Hans Spemann's "Organizer" in the Interwar Period. [PDF]

J Hist Biol, 2022
Brandt C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Heredity in the Interwar Period: Hans Spemann and Fritz Baltzer on Organizers and Merogones. [PDF]

J Hist Biol, 2022
Brandt C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Speculation in the United Kingdom, 1785‒2019

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Speculation has long been thought to have significant economic effects, but it is difficult to measure, making it challenging to examine these effects empirically. In this paper we measure speculation in the United Kingdom since 1785 by using business and financial reporting in The Times newspaper.
William Quinn, John D. Turner, Clive B. Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between the Wars, Facing a Scientific Crisis: The Theoretical and Methodological Bottleneck of Interwar Biology : Introduction to Special Issue: New Styles of Thought and Practices: Biology in the Interwar Period. [PDF]

J Hist Biol, 2022
Baedke J, Brandt C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Demographic Dynamics and International Trade: Stylized Facts and Theoretical Insights

Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Demographic change within a country has economic repercussions for other countries through international transactions. Ongoing shifts in population size and age structure across countries have important implications for international trade, operating through changes in market size, consumption preferences, and labor supply.
Kumuthini Sivathas
wiley   +1 more source

Lodz poets of the interwar period and their city

, 2018
The paper is an overview of some achievements of Lodz Polish-speaking literary circles in the interwar period. The point of reference is the poetic output of Artur Glisczyński. Closer analysis includes lyrical poetry of four poets of the interwar period:
Sylwester Kołodziejczyk, Kołodziejczyk, Sylwester   +1 more
core   +2 more sources