the hypothesis that the introduction of maize increased population density and Trans-Atlantic slave exports in precolonial … Africa. We find robust empirical support for these predictions. We also find little evidence to suggest maize increased … economic growth or reduced conflict. Our results suggest that rather than stimulating development, the introduction of maize …

This analysis employs cointegration methods and semiparametric regression in order to assess the integration of maize … rich dataset of 16 series of wholesale maize prices between 2000 and 2008 for Kenya, Tanzanian and Uganda. Distance is … ; cointegration ; semi-parametric ; regression ; partially linear model ; Eastern Africa ; maize …

county-level data for the 1953-1965 period on death rates, birth rates, amounts of grain procured, output of different types … of grain, crop productivity, weather conditions, distance to railways, and the number of Chinese Communist Party (CCP … for measuring output and consumption. The regression results suggest that increases in grain exports substantially …

trade, slavery and early colonialism were linked to human capital formation, but this connection appears to have been … quickly than inner areas. This pattern was affected by French early colonialism and by the reaction of different West African …

Can colonialism affect today’s urban outcomes? This paper examines the long-run impact of Concessions - foreign …