I trace the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the evolution of political authority in West Africa. I present … econometric evidence showing that the trans-Atlantic slave trade increased absolutism in pre-colonial West Africa by approximately … structure of African political institutions in the colonial era and beyond. I present aggregate evidence showing that British …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history …, which has been marked by its colonization experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …, which has been marked by its colonization experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …, which has been marked by its colonization experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …, which has been marked by its colonization experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and …. Economic factors such as income growth and investment display a non robust impact after controlling for omitted variables and …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and …. Economic factors such as income growth and investment display a non robust impact after controlling for omitted variables and …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and …. Economic factors such as income growth and investment display a non robust impact after controlling for omitted variables and …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and institutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and …. Economic factors such as income growth and investment display a non robust impact after controlling for omitted variables and …