confirms that the quality of institutions matters for development, and that history can be used to find suitable instruments. …

origin. Tests of such theories are difficult and few. We examine a unique natural quasiexperiment in the Republic of Fiji, in …

quantative settings in economic history have as a key input continuous outcome variables of interest. Among many other cases … quantile regression for use in research in economic history, review recent quantitive literature in the field, and provide an … and 20th centuries. We suggest that there is considerably more room in the literature on economic history to convincingly …

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … studies the role of the Catholic Church in European economic history since the medieval period. Taking advantage of newly … history. Third, many socioeconomic factors matter in the historical development of religions. …

or due to fear that inmates bring criminality. As such, we provide novel evidence on the channels through which history …