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The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We estimate the impact of reductions in poor law expenditure on rural life expectancy and mortality rates in England and Wales following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Given the scale of cuts imposed, our estimates imply 8–10 per cent increases in mortality at ages 1–4 years and 2–4 per cent falls in rural expectation of life at birth.
David Green +3 more
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Felons’ chattels and English living standards in the later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries have long occupied an intriguing and contested place in discussions of England's long‐run economic development. One key issue around which debate has coalesced is the living standards of the population as a whole and of different groups within it. We contribute to this debate by bringing forward new
Chris Briggs +4 more
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This Fire of Contention : Factional Conflict in Salem Village after 1692
, 2014 The Salem witch trials have fascinated historians since the eighteenth century, but as Mary Beth Norton aptly states there is still “much of the complicated Salem story [that] remains untold.” Previous scholarship has failed tell fully the story of the ...
Bridges, Robert S., III
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Life‐cycle living standards of male‐headed households: Evidence from Stockholm, 1800–80
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent research in economic history argues for using a household life cycle standard‐of‐living approach that includes the income and expenses of all household members and considers fluctuations in the household over the life course. This study builds on that approach by empirically examining the development of living standards in male‐headed ...
Anton Svensson
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Eesti keel XVIII sajandi kirikumeetrikates
Keel ja KirjandusSince the second half of the 17th century, parish registers served as administrative documents in which local pastors recorded the births, marriages, and deaths of congregation members. The matrix language of the registers was German.
Kristiina Ross
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Nominative Data and Global Census History: Russia and the West
Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2016 The article presents an original, comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the civil registration system in the world, based on wide empirical materials.
Gunnar Thorvaldsen
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The Application of Classic Grounded Theory in Nursing Studies: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim(s) To explore the application of Classic Grounded Theory (GT) methodology in nursing research and critically appraise studies employing Classic GT against the validated framework Guideline for Reporting and Evaluating Grounded Theory (GUREGT) research studies.
Justine Connor +3 more
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Demographic Research, 2005 This study examines fertility decline in North-Central Namibia in the period 1960-2000. A Scandinavian-type parish-register system, established in the beginning of 20th Century and still in use, provided register-based data for fertility analysis ...
Riikka Shemeikka +2 more
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From Queen Caroline to Lady Dedlock: Dickens and the popular radical imagination [PDF]
, 2004 On an autumn day in 1842, William Hone lay dying. He was by now an obscure figure, but through the services of an old friend, George Cruikshank, he sent a request to Charles Dickens that he might shake his hand before he died.
Ledger, Sally
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Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, EarlyView.Abstract We evaluate whether deposit insurance (DI) promotes liquidity by influencing depositor behavior. We use the postal savings (PS) system and state‐adopted DI schemes during the 1920s to examine the effect of bank suspensions on PS deposit growth in pairs of border cities (DI versus non‐DI).
Lee K. Davison, Carlos D. Ramirez
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