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We propose a theory by which geographic variations in the transparency of the production process explain cross … theory to explain institutional differences between ancient Egypt and ancient Upper and Lower Mesopotamia. We also discuss … the relevance of our theory to analyses of the deep rooted factors affecting economic development and the growth of …
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We suggest that the geographical patterns of income differences across the world have deep underpinnings. We emphasize that economic development is a complex process driven by economic, political, social, and biophysical forces. Some economists have argued that the patterns reflect mainly the...
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This paper revisits the findings of Acemoglu et al. (2001) which suggests that the European mortality rates had a significant effect on what kind of institutions the Europeans established in different colonies and those colonial institutions caused dispersions in economic development. I argue...
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While the direct impact of geographic endowments on prosperity is present in all countries, in former colonies, geography has also affected colonization policies and, therefore, institutional outcomes. Using non-colonized countries as a control group, I re-examine the theories put forward by La...
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Exploiting a novel geo-referenced data set of population diversity across ethnic groups, this research advances the hypothesis and empirically establishes that variation in population diversity across human societies, as determined in the course of the exodus of human from Africa tens of...
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Exploiting a novel geo-referenced data set of population diversity across ethnic groups, this research advances the hypothesis and empirically establishes that variation in population diversity across human societies, as determined in the course of the exodus of humans from Africa tens of...
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then, the comparison with East Asia that began during the 1980s diminished the region's achievements. If anything, the …
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