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Climate shocks, democratization and (a culture of) cooperation

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract While the direct economic effects of adverse climate shocks are well known, their indirect institutional impact is still poorly understood. To clarify this, we test the idea that adverse climate shocks push time‐inconsistent elites to enact inclusive political institutions, and non‐elites to embrace strong norms of cooperation.
Giacomo Benati, Carmine Guerriero
wiley   +1 more source

Transferable military medical lessons from the Russo-Ukraine war. [PDF]

BMJ Mil Health
Hodgetts TJ, Naumann DN, Bowley DM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Interdependence of government expenditure among European countries: Productivity spillover and strategic interaction

Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract We build an endogenous growth model that distinguishes productive and welfare government expenditures and embeds fiscal externalities. The model yields three testable hypotheses: (i) productive expenditure raises growth (Barro effect); (ii) productive expenditure generates cross‐country productivity spillovers; (iii) government expenditure ...
Xiaodong Chen, Haoming Mi, Peng Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Terminating Treaties [PDF]

, 2012
Helfer, Laurence R.
core   +1 more source

The War of the Pacific and Chilean public revenues: Reallocation of the tax burden and institutional change

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A substantial body of literature has considered warfare a fundamental driver of fiscal capacity. We argue that the nature of the tax base available to governments can either foster or constrain the ability and incentives of central elites to impose their legitimacy once the war is over.
Oriol Sabaté, José Peres‐Cajías
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing progress on tobacco control in low-income and middle-income countries through economic analysis. [PDF]

Tob Control
Small R, Nugent R, Webb D, Hutchinson B, Spencer G, Ngongo C, Chestnov R, Tarlton D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Why States Follow the Rules: Toward a Positional Theory of Adherence to International Legal Regimes [PDF]

, 2006
Arend, Anthony Clark, Krept, Sarah Elizabeth   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

The Law Behind Dispute Onset: How Legal Uncertainty Drives Maritime Boundary Disputes. [PDF]

J Conflict Resolut
Yüksel U.
europepmc   +1 more source