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Unravelling social status in the first medieval military order of the Iberian Peninsula using isotope analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Pérez-Ramallo P   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Why is competition in the European football market failing, and what should be done about it?

open access: yesEconomic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract The European football (soccer) market increasingly funnels rents to superstar players and intermediaries while weakening competitive balance. We trace this dynamic to two forces: (a) technological innovation that globalised broadcasting and magnified superstar returns, and (b) legal rulings boosting player mobility and causing bidding wars ...
Magnus Henrekson, Lars Persson
wiley   +1 more source

Productivity dynamics among union locals in the United States

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract Using panel data on union locals in the United States we examine the dynamics of the union sector, investigating the impact of inter‐union competition on locals' productivity and survival. We find low entry rates, high exit rates and high levels of productivity dispersion in the sector.
Thomas Breda, Alex Bryson, John Forth
wiley   +1 more source

Institutionalisation and Institutional Evolution: A Model of Selecting Government Officials in Ancient China

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The evolution of institutions in selecting government officials in ancient China reflected efficiency considerations and increased power concentration in the hands of the ruler. Selecting government officials in ancient China became more rule‐based over time, and standardisation and centralisation were some key features of this process.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic insights into Iron Age Saka culture: Ancient DNA analysis of the Boz-Barmak burial ground, Kyrgyzstan

open access: yes
Rymbekova A   +11 more
europepmc   +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

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