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Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages

Olsson, Ola - In: Journal of Economics 86 (2005) 1, pp. 167-194

In recent years, empirical investigations have shown that various aspects of physical geography are closely related to … understanding for this type of regularities, this article reviews the growing empirical literature on geography and institutions, as … well as a large body of older and newer theoretical works on the social impacts of geography. It is argued that the most …

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The Darfur Conflict: Geography or Institutions? By Osman Suliman

Olsson, Ola - In: Journal of African Development 14 (2012) 1

Book review of "The Darfur Conflict: Geography or Institutions" …

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Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil

Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Assunção, … - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...

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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil

Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant ‘macro-institutional’ setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807385

Exchange rate regimes and trade

Adam, Christopher; Cobham, David - Money Macro and Finance Research Group - 2007

A â€˜new versionâ€™ gravity model, is used to estimate the effect of a full range of de facto exchange rate regimes, as classified by Reinhart and Rogoff (2004), on bilateral trade. The results indicate that, while participation in a common currency union is typically strongly...

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Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages

Olsson, Ola - In: Journal of Economics 10 (2005) 1, pp. 167-194

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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil*

Narotomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo; Assunção, Juliano J. - Departamento de Economia, Pontifícia Universidade … - 2009

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Geography, Biogeography and Why Some Countries are Rich and Others Poor

Hibbs Jr., Douglas A.; Olsson, Ola - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2003

we show that differences in biogeographic initial conditions and in geography largely account for the different timings … nations today. The effects of biogeography and geography on the wealth of nations are partly mediated by the quality of …

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Exchange Rate Regimes and Trade

Adam, Christopher; Cobham, David - Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, School … - 2005

A 'new version' gravity model is used to estimate the effect of de facto exchange rate regimes, as classified by Reinhart and Rogoff (2004), on bilateral trade. The results indicate that, while participation in a common currency union is typically strongly 'protrade' - as first suggested by Rose...

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Unbundling Ex-Colonies: A Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2001

Olsson, Ola - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2004

In this comment on AJR (2001), we argue that a bundling of all former colonies into one ‘colonial’ theory of comparative development is problematic for several reasons. During the mercantilist wave of mainly Latin American colonization between 1500-1830, strong capitalist institutions were...

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