enrollment in Christian missionary lower primary schools in China in 1919 as an instrument for present institutions. Employing a …This paper estimates the effect of institutions on economic performance using cross-city data from China. We argue that … laThis paper estimates the effect of institutions on economic performance using cross-city data from China. We argue that …

distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for … institutions and early development. Our instrumental-variables estimates provide evidence of a robust, positive effect of openness …

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous …

the interdependencies of institutions of different types and spatial scales. It aims at developing a conceptual framework … institutional change and economic evolution in regions. The paper offers a review on how institutions have been conceptualised in … the context of evolutionary economic geography, a proposal for understanding regional institutional frameworks and …

There is a well-known debate about the role of institutions in explaining the long-term development of countries. We … believe there is value-added to consider the institutions hypothesis at the micro level within a country to analyze the exact … the emergence of institutions relevant for agricultural development, thereby incorporating insights from the literatures …