... properties of bank‐ and stock market‐based systems. The section concluded with a historical‐institutional narrative and the task now is to return to the rigour of a closed system, although the closure is of trans‐economics genre. Banks Business cycles Political economy Economic cycles We...

... 2009 Economic history Economic theory Economic booms Economic cycles Interest rates George (1839‐1897), a self‐taught American economist and philosopher, came to international fame in 1879 with the publication of Progress and Poverty (P&P) (George, 1962). The book...

... A panel‐data approach was used. Findings It was concluded that Portuguese contributions are significantly related to the local economic cycle. Thus, Portuguese give more if the local economy grows. However, it was verified that an increasing of the number of old people does promote less expressive...