economic development, notably institutions and geography. This paper sheds a different light on these determinants. We use … spatial econometrics to analyse the importance of the geography of institutions. We show that it is not only absolute … geography, in terms of for instance climate, but also relative geography, the spatial linkages between countries, that matters …

paper provides a theory of why the “latitude gradient” seemingly changed sign in the course of the last half millennium. In … economic development during pre-industrial times, yet allow for an early onset of sustained growth. As a result, the theory …

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …

study provides an overview of experimental methods in economics, with a special focus on developing an economic theory of …