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Chapter 6 Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, James A. - 2005
This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental … cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical importance of institutions by focusing on two … “quasi-natural experiments” in history, the division of Korea into two parts with very different economic institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023781
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State Capacity and Economic Development : A Network Approach
Acemoglu, Daron - 2014
We study the direct and spillover effects of local state capacity using the network of Colombian municipalities. We model the determination of local and national state capacity as a network game in which each municipality, anticipating the choices and spillovers created by other municipalities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060420
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The emergence of weak, despotic, and inclusive states
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2017
Societies under similar geographic and economic conditions and subject to similar external influences nonetheless develop very different types of states. At one extreme are weak states with little capacity and ability to regulate economic or social relations. At the other are despotic states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011786762
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State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James Alan; García-Jimeno, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
We study the direct and spillover effects of local state capacity using the network of Colombian municipalities. We model the determination of local and national state capacity as a network game in which each municipality, anticipating the choices and spillovers created by other municipalities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969364
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History, Expectations, and Leadership in the Evolution of Social Norms
Acemoglu, Daron - 2014
We study the evolution of a social norm of `cooperation' in a dynamic environment. Each agent lives for two periods and interacts with agents from the previous and next generations via a coordination game. Social norms emerge as patterns of behavior that are stable in part due to agents'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068049
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Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James Alan; Chaves, Isaías N.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
A fundamental problem for economic development is that most poor countries have 'weak state' which are incapable or unwilling to provide basic public goods such as law enforcement, order, education and infrastructure. In Africa this is often attributed to the persistence of 'indirect rule' from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271373
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The Monopoly of Violence : Evidence from Colombia
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A.; Santos, Rafael J. - 2009
Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia lack the monopoly of violence, identified by Max Weber as the foundation of the state, and thus the capacity to govern effectively. In this paper we develop a new perspective on the establishment of the monopoly of violence and the formation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014200089
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The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James Alan; Santos, Rafael - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
Many states in Latin America, Africa and Asia lack the monopoly of violence, identified by Max Weber as the foundation of the state, and thus the capacity to govern effectively. In this paper we develop a new perspective on the establishment of the monopoly of violence and the formation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008610970
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History, Expectations, and Leadership in the Evolution of Social Norms
Acemoglu, Daron; Jackson, Matthew O. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We study the evolution of the social norm of "cooperation" in a dynamic environment. Each agent lives for two periods and interacts with agents from the previous and next generations via a coordination game. Social norms emerge as patterns of behavior that are stable in part due to agents'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009025295
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(Successful) Democracies Breed Their Own Support
Acemoglu, Daron; Ajzenman, Nicolas; Aksoy, Cevat Giray; … - 2021
institutions. We bolster these baseline findings using an instrumental-variables strategy exploiting regional democratization waves …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658270