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 …

affect its dominant values, we examine the case of the movement for the abolition of slavery in the late 18th and early 19th … century Britain, one of history's most well-known campaigns for social change, which coincided temporally with the Industrial … values and weak economic interest in the status quo to mobilize for change. Using data on anti-slavery petitions, membership …

. We study an overlooked part of this Columbian Exchange: the effects of New World crops in Africa. Specifically, we test … Africa. We find robust empirical support for these predictions. We also find little evidence to suggest maize increased …

information about Chinese modern history during 1842-1955). Our results show that the inward FDI has a positive effect on …

regional development. Africa provides a unique study ground because the arbitrary placement of country borders during the …

the corrupt civil servant. It is shown that multiple equilibria and hysteresis are possible. Depending on history, an … economy may be trapped in a locally stable high-corruption, high-slavery equilibrium and major changes in government policies … reducing slavery in the export industry tend to raise slavery in the remainder of the economy. It is possible that this leakage …