resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … liberalizing migration would increase welfare more than three-fold and would significantly affect the evolution of particular …

In recent theories of comparative development the role of institutional differences has been crucial. Yet what explains … comparative institutional evolution? We investigate this issue by studying the coffee exporting economies of Latin America. While … homogeneous in many ways, they experienced radically different paths of economic (and political) development which is conventional …

We construct a simple model where political elites may block technological and institutional development, because of a … replaced. Fearing replacement, political elites are unwilling to initiate change, and may even block economic development. We … show that elites are unlikely to block development when there is a high degree of political competition, or when they are …

in the world in a few decades. Now China is returning to its historical past. To understand China’s development, and to …

population well-being and facilitate economic and institutional development. The empirical evidence on its benefits is mixed and …

comparative development. We also show that ethnic inequality goes in tandem with lower levels development within countries. Using …