This paper investigates whether attitudes are affected by politico-economic regimes. We
exploit the efforts of state socialist regimes to promote women's economic inclusion. Using …

This chapter reviews recent literature in economics and economic history on the relationship
between parental investments in children's education and fertility. It surveys studies on …

Life Span theory posits that sociohistorical contexts shape individual development. In line
with this proposition, cohort differences favoring later-born cohorts have been widely …

We present a unique and transparent approach for incorporating social influence effects into
global integrated assessment models used to analyse climate change mitigation. We draw …

This paper proposes the use of street names as a source of geographic-specific cultural data
for quantitative analysis in social sciences. Street names reflect the cumulative …

Play is a developmentally appropriate practice for young children and enhances children's
holistic development. However, recent educational policies and pressure to focus on …

This paper explores the impact of cultural proximity on interregional industrial linkages using
evidence from China. The results show that cultural distance hinders horizontal industrial …

Successful innovations achieve large geographical coverage by spreading across
settlements and distances. For decades, spatial diffusion has been argued to take place …

A distinct feature of the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther's intentional use of the
vernacular (German), rather than Latin, in his writings in order to engage the laity in …

Nineteenth-century social reformers promoted the establishment of kindergartens as a
remedy for the problems associated with industrialization and immigration. We evaluate the …