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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225960
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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870-2007
Bénétrix, Agustín; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper documents industrial output growth around the poor periphery (Latin America, the European periphery, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa) between 1870 and 2007. We find that although the roots of rapid peripheral industrialization stretch into the late 19th...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083854
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Growth, History and Institutions
Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
We illustrate the ongoing research line on Growth, History, and Institutions, which adds to economic growth analysis a …. We conclude with policy implications of the Growth, History, and Institutions research line. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656343