War is bargaining by other means
The diplomacy of arms: Conflict as a negotiation instrument Santiago Sanchez-Pages24 September 2010Are conflicts worth it? This column argues that they can be. While wars are extremely damaging, they...
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China’s soaring foreign trade: Made in Britain, c. 1840?
China’s soaring foreign trade: Made in Britain, c. 1840? Wolfgang Keller, Ben Li, Carol H Shiue19 December 2010The growing power of Chinese trade is almost daily news. This column argues that China’s...
View ArticleColonialism and development in Africa
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A Robinson10 January 2013Most of Africa spent two generations under colonial rule. This column argues that, contrary to some recent...
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British and French educational legacies in Africa
British and French educational legacies in Africa Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi 17 May 2014The quasi-experiment of arbitrary border design allows for causal interpretation of institutional effects...
View ArticleTrade, regional development, and institutions: Lessons from Brazil
Institutions, trade shocks, and regional differences in long-run educational and development trajectories André Carlos Martínez, Aldo Musacchio, Martina Viarengo 09 July 2014Institutions are known to...
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Deep roots matter for prosperity, but so do current policies
Deep roots or current policies – what drives sustained prosperity differences across locations? Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael Porter, Scott Stern18 September 2014There is a consensus...
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British and French educational legacies in Africa
British and French educational legacies in Africa Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi17 May 2014The quasi-experiment of arbitrary border design allows for causal interpretation of institutional effects...
View ArticleTrade, regional development, and institutions: Lessons from Brazil
Institutions, trade shocks, and regional differences in long-run educational and development trajectories André Carlos Martínez, Aldo Musacchio, Martina Viarengo09 July 2014Institutions are known to...
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Deep roots matter for prosperity, but so do current policies
Deep roots or current policies – what drives sustained prosperity differences across locations? Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael Porter, Scott Stern18 September 2014There is a consensus...
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The long-run effects of the ‘Scramble for Africa’
The long-run effects of the ‘Scramble for Africa’ Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou24 December 2015The carving up of Africa by colonial powers is often a touch-stone for those concerned with...
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A landscape that Columbus would recognise
The persistence of fortune: Patterns of economic activity in the Americas since pre-colonial times William Maloney, Felipe Valencia Caicedo14 June 2016The persistence of economic fortune over the long...
View ArticleNew eBook: The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History
New eBook: The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou23 January 2017Over the past decades, economists working on growth have ‘rediscovered’ the...
View ArticleThe economic impact of colonialism
The economic impact of colonialism Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson30 January 2017The immense economic inequality we observe in the world today is the path-dependent outcome of a multitude of historical...
View ArticleNew eBook: The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History - Africa and Asia
New eBook: The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History - Volume II. Africa and Asia Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou14 February 2017Over the past decades, economists working on growth...
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How colonial railroads defined Africa’s economic geography
How colonial railroads defined Africa’s economic geography Rémi Jedwab, Edward Kerby, Alexander Moradi02 March 2017At the turn of the 19th century, sub-Saharan Africa was the least urbanised region in...
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Rainfall and human settlement in tropical Africa and Asia
Rainfall patterns and human settlement in tropical Africa and Asia compared Kostadis Papaioannou, Ewout Frankema15 June 2017Tropical Asia has historically hosted larger and denser agricultural...
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Thank you for your patronage: Discretionary appointments and bureaucrat...
A growing concern among policymakers is that patronage – the discretionary appointment to public office – undermines government effectiveness. Patronage appointments, however, have always been...
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Wealth, poverty, and inequality in colonial Jamaica
Sugar and slaves: Wealth, poverty, and inequality in colonial Jamaica Trevor Burnard, Laura Panza, Jeffrey Williamson06 December 2017Jamaica was considered to be exceptionally rich in the 18th...
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Deep roots matter for prosperity, but so do current policies
Deep roots or current policies – what drives sustained prosperity differences across locations? Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael Porter, Scott Stern18 September 2014There is a consensus...
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The long-run effects of the ‘Scramble for Africa’
The long-run effects of the ‘Scramble for Africa’ Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou24 December 2015The carving up of Africa by colonial powers is often a touch-stone for those concerned with...
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