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The Evolution of Citizenship: Economic and Institutional Determinants
Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We investigate the origin and evolution of the legal institution of citizenship from a political economy perspective … that a jus sanguinis origin is a factor of resistance to change, that a high degree of democracy promotes the adoption of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763607
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The Age of Mass Migration: Economic and Institutional Determinants
Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
evaluate separately the impact of political institutions linked to democracy and suffrage and of those institutions more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762361
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development : In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011
research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and … research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122110
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The Vanishing Bequest Tax : The Comparative Evolution of Bequest Taxation in Historical Perspective
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2007
century. We propose an explanation for these facts which is based on a dynamic political economy model where redistribution is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777737
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The Legacies of Slavery in and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015
The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016389