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Price Distortions and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Anderson, Kym; Brückner, Markus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
To what extent has Sub-Saharan Africa’s slow economic growth over the past five decades been due to price and trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246604
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Distributional Impact of Commodity Price Shocks: Australia over a Century
Bhattacharyya, Sambit; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
booms disproportionately more than the rest of society. The short run effect is mainly driven by wool and mining and not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084231
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Rural Windfall or a New Resource Curse? Coca, Income and Civil Conflict in Colombia
Angrist, Joshua; Kugler, Adriana D. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
Natural and agricultural resources for which there is a substantial black market, such as coca, opium, and diamonds, appear especially likely to be exploited by the parties to a civil conflict. On the other hand, these resources may also provide one of the few reliable sources of income in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124245
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225960
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Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella; Guerzoni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468636
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Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683528
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National Institutions and African Development: Evidence from Partitioned Ethnicities
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We investigate the role of national institutions on regional development in a novel framework. We exploit the fact that the arbitrary political boundaries in the eve of African independence partitioned more than two hundred ethnic groups across different countries subjecting similar cultures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084103
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Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We investigate the role of deeply-rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in contemporary economic performance, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084243
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The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We examine the long-run consequences of the scramble for Africa among European powers in the late 19th century and … sizable causal impact of the scramble for Africa on warfare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371464
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Land deals in Africa: pioneers and speculators
Collier, Paul; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Much African land currently has low productivity and has attracted investors purchasing (or leasing) land as a speculative option on higher future prices or productivity. If land deals are to be beneficial they need to induce productivity enhancing investments. Some of these will be publicly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367429