Self-published Studies
250 resultsA Western Reversal Since the Neolithic? The Long-Run Impact of Early Agriculture
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this paper we document a reversal of fortune within the Western agricultural
core, showing that regions which made early transition to Neolithic agriculture
are now poorer than regions that made the transition later. The finding
contrasts recent influential works emphasizing the beneficial role of early
transition. Using data from a large number of carbon-dated Neolithic sites
throughout the Western agricultural area, we determine approximate transition
dates for about 60 countries, 280 medium-sized regions and 1,400 small regions.
Our empirical analysis shows that there is a robust negative, reduced-form
relationship between years since transition to agriculture and contemporary
levels of income both across and within countries. Our results further indicate
that the reversal had started to emerge already before the era of European
colonization.
A study of the influence of gastronomic tourism motivation on tourists' behavioural intentions
This paper explores the structural relationship between tourists’ motivation for gastronomic tourism and tourists’ behavioural intention in gastronomic tourism, and the mediating role of tourists' satisfaction in this relationship. A questionnaire survey was conducted on Chengdu tourists through random sampling, and a total of 510 valid questionnaires were collected.The data were analysed empirically by constructing a structural equation model using AMOS and SPSS software,the results showed that:push motivation has a significant positive effect on tourist satisfaction, in which the gastronomic experience motivation has the greatest influence, followed by the spiritual experience motivation and cultural experience motivation; pull motivation has a significant positive effect on tourist satisfaction, and the degree of completeness of the service packages has the most significant effect on satisfaction, followed by the gastronomic products; the gastronomic experience motivation, the spiritual experience motivation, the gastronomic products motivation and the service packages motivation do not show a significant positive direct influence on the behavioural intention, but can indirectly influence tourists’ behavioural intention by influencing tourists’ satisfaction; tourists’ satisfaction also enhances tourists’ intention to recommend and revisit.
ANCIENT ROMAN THINKERS ABOUT POLITICS, POWER, THE STATE
The article focuses on the main distinctive features of ancient Roman political thought. The General Characteristics of the Political Life of Ancient Rome are cited. Views of Ancient Roman Thinkers on Political Foundations and Relations in a Human Society are considered.
The history of ancient Roman political thought covers the whole millennium and in its evolution reflects significant changes in socio-economic and political-legal life. The history of Ancient Rome is divided into three periods: the royal period (754-510 BC), the republican (509-28 BC), the imperial (27 BC - 476 AD). In the conditions of a slave society, where slaves were not independent subjects of political life and remained only objects of another's property, the struggle for political power unfolded in the middle of the privileged minority.
Ancient Roman political thought concerned power, the state and politics as a whole. Their contribution to the development of political thought was decisive for the evolution of political thought in a later period, namely in the Middle Ages. Recognition of the lead-ing role of ancient political thought in the formation of the basic historical foundations of ancient statehood is a priority for our study. Ancient Roman authors played, indeed, a significant and out-standing role in the formation and development of modern political thought.
The history of ancient Roman political thought covers the whole millennium and in its evolution reflects significant changes in socio-economic and political-legal life. The history of Ancient Rome is divided into three periods: the royal period (754-510 BC), the republican (509-28 BC), the imperial (27 BC - 476 AD). In the conditions of a slave society, where slaves were not independent subjects of political life and remained only objects of another's property, the struggle for political power unfolded in the middle of the privileged minority.
Ancient Roman political thought concerned power, the state and politics as a whole. Their contribution to the development of political thought was decisive for the evolution of political thought in a later period, namely in the Middle Ages. Recognition of the lead-ing role of ancient political thought in the formation of the basic historical foundations of ancient statehood is a priority for our study. Ancient Roman authors played, indeed, a significant and out-standing role in the formation and development of modern political thought.
Adoption, Inheritance, and Wealth Inequality in Pre-industrial Japan and Western Europe
This is the replication package for the paper, Kumon (2025) "Adoption, Inheritance, and Wealth Inequality in Pre-industrial Japan and Western Europe" in the Journal of Economic History
Against the Grain: Spanish Trade Policy in the Interwar Years
This is the replication file for the paper: Against the Grain: Spanish Trade Policy in the Interwar Years. We evaluate Spanish trade policy in the face of domestic challenges and external shocks in the interwar period. Our narrative draws on a new granular dataset on exports, imports, and country-level information on tariffs, trade agreements, and quotas. Into the Depression, the mainstay of policy was the tariff. The establishment of the Second Republic in 1931 was a turning point in policymaking. The Republic initiated reciprocal bilateral exchanges. But Spain was hardpressed to find countries willing to exchange market access. In a daunting international environment, the Spanish case offers a cautionary tale of the perils of going against the grain.