This paper addresses the complex relationship between geography and macroeconomic growth. We investigate the ways in … which geography may matter directly for growth, controlling for economic policies and institutions, as well as the effects … of geography on policy choices and institutions. We find that location and climate have large effects on income levels …

We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with … realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with …

that geography's effects on development occurred exclusively through its effects on this historical institutional … in the natural resource base and physical geography (e.g. distance to coast), and by the amplification of those …, technology, and geography, and that none of these alone is sufficient to account for the diverse patterns of global growth. We …

countries, focusing on within-country effects of geography and institutions. I find that several geographic factors have …

geography is far from reaching a firm conclusion, and this analysis highlights the main difficulties that should be addressed in … problems of endogeneity, more reliable instruments and indicators of geography and institutions are needed in order to achieve …

theoretical models that can account for what we observe in the data. When discussing the stylized facts on geography and …