. -- Institutions ; Fiscal Federalism ; Education ; Long Run Development …Recent research links the inequality across countries and regions to colonial institutions. This paper argues that … trade shocks could alter the development path of a country or subnational units, in spite of its colonial institutions. This …

This paper studies the historical origins of the federalist institutions in Mexico and Brazil. Using a bargaining game … negotiation power of local governments. This led to the buildup of opposite federalist institutions in both countries, which have …

This paper studies the historical origins of the federalist institutions in Mexico and Brazil. Using a bargaining game … negotiation power of local governments. This led to the buildup of opposite federalist institutions in both countries, which have …, weakening the relative power of local elites. -- Institutions ; Fiscal Federalism ; Public Finance and Endowments …

power from landowners to industrialists at local town meetings, affected investments in local public education. We use an … also economically substantial. For example, per capita spending on education increased by approximately 37% within 6 years … that political institutions are a key determinant of human capital accumulation and long-run economic development. …

education. In the pursuit of this aim, the extension of access to primary education was achieved relatively successfully, given … management, as being factors with a major influence on the poor quality of education in primary schools. …

This review describes the research frontier on human capital and education in economics research. It delineates what is … aims. First, it draws out the implications for key education policy issues, highlighting which policy ideas can be …