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Preventing suicides on the railways: learning from lived and living experiences. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Mackenzie JM, Marsh I, Fields B, Kruger I, Katsampa D, Crivatu I, Marzano L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell, Áine Gallagher, Richard S. Grossman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Decision to Delivery: A Qualitative Study of Non-Institutional Birth Pathways in Northern India. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Singh M, Sharma N, Arsenault C, Yang WC, Baumann SG, Nayak SR, Smith ER, Mazumder S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Private money and money market integration: The role of payments infrastructure in nineteenth‐century Switzerland

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Using newly collected discount rate data for six Swiss cities from 1846 to 1893, we find no evidence of increasing integration during a 30‐year period of lightly regulated free banking. We attribute this to two structural issues: banks had incentives to ward off competitors by protecting their local monopolies or forming cartels, and there was
Daniel Kaufmann, Rebecca Stuart
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of traffic congestion mitigation techniques using an entropy-TOPSIS integrated method. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hussain D, Jamal A, Farooq A, Almoshaogeh M, Alharbi F, Farooq D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The big impact of small change: Fresh estimates of English wheat market integration, 1693–1893

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Using existing and new price data sets, we provide the first estimates of market integration across England over the entire 200 years of the industrial revolution. We document a significant, though not huge, integration improvement for markets furthest from London. Full integration was achieved by the 1830s. Our price data sets vary in quality
Liam Brunt, Edmund Cannon
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding pre- and post-COVID urban neighborhood dynamics: a study analyzing georeferenced tweets for New York City. [PDF]

Comput Urban Sci
Mattes M, Arifi D, Resch B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Safety at Level Crossings: A Comparative Analysis of the Railways of Republika Srpska and Croatian Railways

At level crossings (LCs), 24% of all significant railway accidents occur. Safety at LCs is influenced by various factors, including the behavior of road traffic participants (drivers, cyclists, pedestrians), the type of LC protection, and weather conditions.
openaire   +1 more source

Risk premia reconsidered: Illiquidity and selection bias for stocks and corporate bonds in the pre‐First World War period

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Financial history is plagued by a visibility trap. Using the Brussels Stock Exchange (1850–1913), we demonstrate that asset illiquidity introduced selection bias, which systematically inflated historical risk premia. Applying a latent return model, we argue that correcting for this illiquidity decreases the equity and corporate bond risk ...
Justin Case, Eline Poelmans, Gertjan Verdickt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of smart surveillance technologies for suicide prevention in public spaces: a professional stakeholder survey from the United Kingdom. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Joyner L, Cliffe B, Mackenzie JM, Pettersen E, Marsh I, Phillips P, Marzano L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source