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countries in Africa and Asia. Recent research in economics has
investigated the long-run consequences of colonial rule on … research in economics has
investigated the long-run consequences of colonial rule. La Porta et al. (1998) argue that
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1We thank participants at seminars at UC San Diego, London School of Economics, Paris School
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