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Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesThe 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

Stock Market Response to Private Corruption: The Moderation Role of Public Perceptions

open access: yesEuropean Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how corporate corruption events affect stock returns among European firms, focusing on the moderating role of public sector corruption perceptions measured by the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Using over 25,000 firm‐level events from 2007 to 2022, the study finds that corruption events lead to negative abnormal ...
Marta Alonso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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