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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

open access: yesEconomics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

Educational Applications of ChatGPT in University‐Based Dental Education. A Systematic Review

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The emergence of ChatGPT has sparked growing interest in its application within university‐based dental education. As a conversational large language model (LLM), ChatGPT offers unique opportunities for content explanation, exam simulation and learner support.
Juan Ignacio Aura‐Tormos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in Western Balkan. [PDF]

open access: yesParasit Vectors
Kapo N   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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