Besley, Timothy; Reynal-Querol, Marta - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2013
pre-colonial period between 1400 and 1700. There are three main findings. First, we show that historical conflict is … correlated with a greater prevalence of post-colonial con.ict. Second, historical conflict is correlated with lower levels of … trust, a stronger sense of ethnic identity and a weaker sense of national identity across countries. Third, historical …