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Size Matters: The Effect of the Scramble for Africa on Informal Institutions and Development
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … a ect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group a ects development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335922
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Slavery, education, and inequality
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2010
We investigate the impact of slavery on the current performances of the US economy. Over a cross section of counties, we find that the legacy of slavery does not affect current income per capita, but does affect current income inequality. In other words, those counties that displayed a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278600
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Poverty trap and educational shock: Evidence from missionary fields
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
Low growth equilibria with low investment in human capital generally tend to persist till an external shock affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010409470
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Race v. suffrage: The determinants of development in Mississippi
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2011
1950s. Finally, we turn to the determinants of a broad array of development indicators for the year 1960 and for the 1960 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280698
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The evolution of the racial gap in education and the legacy of slavery
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2011
from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Using the same approach we also find that income growth is negatively affected by the … initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282571
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Size matters : the effect of the scramble for Africa on informal institutions and development
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … affect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group affects development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010347676
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Poverty trap and educational shock : evidence from missionary fields
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
Low growth equilibria with low investment in human capital generally tend to persist till an external shock affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010406713
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State history, historical legitimacy and modern ethnic diversity
Bleaney, Michael F.; Dimico, Arcangelo - In: European journal of political economy 43 (2016), pp. 159-170
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636060
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Size Matters: The Effect of the Scramble for Africa on Informal Institutions and Development
Dimico, Arcangelo - Centre for Economic History, Management School - 2014
We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … a ect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group a ects development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958281
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Poverty trap and educational shock: Evidence from missionary fields
Dimico, Arcangelo - Centre for Economic History, Management School - 2014
Low growth equilibria with low investment in human capital generally tend to persist till an external shock affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958284