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The Inquisition and the decline of science in Spain 宗教裁判所与西班牙科学的衰落

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101699

Gary W. Cox , Valentin Figueroa

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Power for progress: The impact of electricity on individual labor market outcomes 电力促进进步：电力对个人劳动力市场结果的影响

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101702

Jonathan Jayes, Jakob Molinder, Kerstin Enflo

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Wars, Depression, and Fascism: Income Inequality in Italy, 1901-1950 战争、萧条和法西斯主义：1901-1950年意大利的收入不平等

IF 2.3 1区历史学

Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101715

María Gómez-León, Giacomo Gabbuti

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War bonds and household saving in WWII 二战中的战争债券和家庭储蓄

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101692

Gillian Brunet , Eric Hilt , Matthew Jaremski

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Land Inequality and Demographic Outcomes: The Relationship between Access to Land and the Demographic System in 19th-century Rural Tuscany 土地不平等与人口结果：19世纪托斯卡纳乡村土地获取与人口制度的关系

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101668

M. Manfredini , A. Fornasin , M. Breschi

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The impact of World War II Army service on income and mobility in the 1960s by ethnoracial group 第二次世界大战军队服役对20世纪60年代少数民族收入和流动性的影响

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101687

Sergio E. Barrera , Andreas Ferrara , Price V. Fishback , Misty L. Heggeness

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Smithian growth in the little divergence: a general equilibrium analysis 小散度中的史密斯增长：一般均衡分析

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101682

David Chilosi , Carlo Ciccarelli

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The effect of World War II spending and army service on the lifespan of the Black population 二战开支和军队服役对黑人寿命的影响

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2025.101693

Adriana Lleras-Muney , Tommy Morgan , Joseph Price , William Wygal

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The world’s first global safe asset: British public debt, 1718-1913 世界上第一个全球安全资产：英国国债，1718-1913