Latin America up until the 19th century. However, the influence of slavery differs significantly across countries and …

expenditures that had been afforded to plantation slavery in previous decades. Fears over the impending decline of these subsidies … and protections explain the decision to withdraw from the Union, even though slavery itself was, legally, "much more … slave insurrections, and the decline of southern political clout. These emphases suggest the perceived threat to slavery was …

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 …. Moreover, we find that the impact of slavery on current income inequality is determined by racial inequality. We test three …