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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

Declining female participation: Mechanisms at play in the Viennese private annuity market, c. 1360–1450

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
wiley   +1 more source

The Plant Landscape of the "Conca d'Oro" of Palermo (NW Sicily, Italy) and Its Evolution. [PDF]

open access: yesPlants (Basel)
Domina G   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling Parkinson's disease-related symptoms in alpha-synuclein overexpressing mice. [PDF]

open access: yesBrain Behav, 2022
Aniszewska A   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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