Report NEP-HIS-2025-08-18

This is the archive for NEP-HIS, a report on new working papers in the area of Business, Economic and Financial History. Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Robert J. Barro & Edgard Dewitte & Laurence Iannaccone, 2025. "Looking Backward: Long-Term Religious Service Attendance in 66 Countries," NBER Working Papers 34060, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Sawkins, John W., 2025. "Social entrepreneurship in nineteenth century Britain: The Free Church of Scotland," Accountancy, Economics, and Finance Working Papers 2025-05, Heriot-Watt University, Department of Accountancy, Economics, and Finance.
• Michael D. Bordo & Oliver Bush & Ryland Thomas, 2025. ""Muddling Through or Tunnelling Through?” UK Monetary and Fiscal Exceptionalism and the Great Inflation," NBER Working Papers 34063, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Kazi Abdul, Mannan & Khandaker Mursheda, Farhana, 2025. "Elephant Habitat, Use and Extinction History in the Canaan Region (Jordan, Israel, Lebanon and Syria): A Zoological and Forestry Survey," MPRA Paper 125202, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2025.
• Dhammika Dharmapala & Marvin Suesse, 2025. "Decolonization, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity: Event Study Evidence from Africa," CESifo Working Paper Series 12059, CESifo.
• Schechtl, Manuel, 2025. "Rising Wealth Inequality and Democratic Backsliding across U.S. States," SocArXiv ax5b9_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Chiswick, Barry R. & Robinson, RaeAnn H., 2025. "An Analysis of Slaveholders According to the 1850 Census," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1637, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
• Ruijun Hou & Samuel Baker & Stephanie von Hinke & Hans H. Sievertsen & Emil S{o}rensen & Nicolai Vitt, 2025. "Long-term Health and Human Capital Effects of Early-Life Economic Conditions," Papers 2507.08159, arXiv.org.
• Garcia Calvo, Angela & Hancké, Bob, 2025. "When does industrial policy fail and when can it succeed? Case studies from Europe," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128970, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Heise, Arne, 2025. "Keynes's principle of effective demand reconsidered: The core of of a heterodox post-Keynesian paradigm, or a fundamentalist Keynesian concept that should be abandoned?," ZÖSS-Discussion Papers 119, University of Hamburg, Centre for Economic and Sociological Studies (CESS/ZÖSS).
• Puppe, Clemens & Tasnádi, Attila, 2025. "Violin virtuosi: Do their performances fade over time?," Working Paper Series in Economics 171, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Management.
• Francesco Cinnirella & Elona Harka, 2025. "From Chalkboards to Steam Engines: Early Adoption of Compulsory Schooling, Innovation, and Industrialization," CESifo Working Paper Series 12043, CESifo.
• Luisa Corrado & Stefano Grassi & Aldo Paolillo, 2025. "Technology Spillovers from the Final Frontier: A Long-Run View of U.S. Space Innovation," CEIS Research Paper 609, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 07 Aug 2025.
• Ferrara, Andreas & Dippel, Christian & Heblich, Stephan, 2025. "Frontline Leadership: Evidence from American Civil War Captains," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 762, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
• Eyal G. Frank & Qinyun Wang & Shaoda Wang & Xuebin Wang & Yang You, 2025. "Campaigning for Extinction: Eradication of Sparrows and the Great Famine in China," NBER Working Papers 34087, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Kritikos, Alexander & Stock, Günter & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2025. "The Transformation of the Institute in the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century: The Unity of Research and Policy Advice. The Realignment of DIW Berlin," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1651, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
• Tolga Benzer & Janne Tukiainen, 2025. "Preaching to the Future: Religious Schools, Youth Organizations, and the Rise of Political Islam in Turkiye," Discussion Papers 171, Aboa Centre for Economics.
• Silva Lopes, Artur, 2025. "Introduction to the Univariate Analysis of Trends in Economic Time Series," EconStor Preprints 323383, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
• Ayres, Ian & Donohue, John J. III, 2025. "Shooting Down the More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis," LawArchive e72nj_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Enrique Martínez García & Michael Sposi, 2025. "A History of U.S. Tariffs: Quantifying Strategic Trade-Offs in Tariff Policy Design," Working Papers 2529, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
• Benassi, Enrico & Bedük, Selçuk, 2025. "Young People’s Homeownership in Europe: Delayed or Out of Reach? A Research Note," SocArXiv rfpum_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Omenti, Riccardo & Alexander, Monica & Barban, Nicola, 2025. "Bayesian Indirect Estimation of Historical Fertility in Europe and US Using Online Genealogical Data," OSF Preprints ygt2k_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Van Even, Priscilla & Wang, Huize & Wang, Kexin & Fang, Yu & Bibert, Niels, 2025. "A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings: An Exemplary Case of Global Cultural Heritage Preservation and Curation Through Cross-cultural Collaboration and Communication," OSF Preprints kh3c8_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Andreas Ferrara & Christian Dippel & Stephan Heblich, 2025. "Frontline Leadership: Evidence from American Civil War Captains," NBER Working Papers 34057, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• René Kemp & Marianna Markantoni & Job Zomerplaag & Bonno Pel & Ali Crighton, 2024. "The Evolution of Energy Citizenship in the Netherlands: From Protest to Partnership with Business and Government," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/393056, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Catelén, Ana Laura, 2025. "Cyclical implications of the balance-of-payments constraint in Argentina (1930–2018)," Nülan. Deposited Documents 4364, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Centro de Documentación.
• Tolga Benzer, 2025. "Removing Cultural Barriers to Education: State-run Religious Schools and Girls’ Education in Turkiye," Discussion Papers 170, Aboa Centre for Economics.
• Hobson, Christopher, 2025. "Memes and monsters of the interregnum: Gramsci between the times," SocArXiv gzhrq_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Oded Galor, 2025. "Unified Growth Theory: Roots of Growth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2528, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin).
• Raquel Fernández, 2025. "Understanding Cultural Change," NBER Working Papers 34077, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Gallie, Duncan & Zhou, Ying, 2025. "The Meaning and Meaningfulness of Work - the View from Sociology," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1652, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
• Andrews, Michael J. & Marble, William & Russell, Lauren, 2025. "The Long-Run Effects of Colleges on Civic and Political Life," SocArXiv 5v9zw_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Maxime Ghazarian, 2024. "The Progressive Europeanization of the Framework of Franco–Vietnamese Relations [L'européanisation progressive du cadre des relations franco-vietnamiennes]," Post-Print hal-05103407, HAL.
• Pawel Janas, 2025. "Public Goods Under Financial Distress," NBER Working Papers 34011, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.