Research on economic growth suggests that the era of colonization has had an impact on the levels of economic …

colonization mattered for growth. The following had some beneficial growth effects: being a dependency rather than a colony; being …, growth accelerates after independence. Variables proxying for colonial heritage add explanatory power to standard growth …

We investigate the impact of 20th--century European colonization on growth in Africa. We find that in the 1960 …--88 period growth has been faster for dependencies than for colonies; for British and French colonies than for Portuguese … growth accelerates after decolonization. Proxies for colonial heritage add explanatory power to growth regressions and make …

Research on economic growth suggests that the era of colonization has had an impact on the levels of economic …

documenting the broad patterns of national and sub-national differences in income and inequality, building on the seminal … contributions of Engerman and Sokoloff (2000; 2002, 2005) and aiming to capture different dimensions of inequality. We then proceed …, extending their economic results to include different measures of inequality as outcomes. …

documenting the broad patterns of national and sub-national differences in income and inequality, building on the seminal … contributions of Engerman and Sokoloff (2000; 2002, 2005) and aiming to capture different dimensions of inequality. We then proceed …, extending their economic results to include different measures of inequality as outcomes. …