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Health impacts of public pawnshops in Industrialising Tokyo

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether expanded credit access through low‐interest small loans relaxed liquidity constraints among poor households and improved early‐life health in industrialising Tokyo. Using ward‐level panel data for 1927–1935, this study shows that public pawnshop lending was associated with 4% and 5% reductions in infant and foetal ...
Tatsuki Inoue
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance on Gambling Policies in New South Wales, Australia: The Rise of the Poker Machine

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study traces how gambling in Australia changed from a simple form of leisure, enjoyed by all social classes in colonial times, to a billion‐dollar industry driven by political and economic imperatives. Using a case study, it links vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI), caused by changes to the state‐federal taxation structure, to the ...
Barbara Kinder, Michael B. Charles
wiley   +1 more source

Getting on the grid: A field experiment on bottom‐up political pressure and access to essential public services

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Water is essential for human life, yet governments frequently leave vulnerable citizens to rely on informal channels for access. What can motivate governments to provide public services such as water to citizens trapped in informality?
Nikhar Gaikwad, Anjali Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Functional diversity in bacterial communities of an integrated constructed wetland used for <i>in situ</i> bioremediation of sewage. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Microbiol
Seth N   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effects of environmental regulations on performance of firms with heterogeneous resilience

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the impacts of environmental regulations on performance of heterogeneous firms through both theoretical modelling and empirical analysis. It further examines the role of firm resilience in moderating these impacts. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium model predicting that a stricter environmental regulation increases ...
Liang Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of polio virus in Gaza's sewage demands immediate action

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Tara P. Menon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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