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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and …

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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870-2007

Bénétrix, Agustín; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Middle East and North Africa, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa) between 1870 and 2007. We find that although the roots of rapid …

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Education Promoted Secularization

Becker, Sascha O.; Nagler, Markus; Woessmann, Ludger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Why did substantial parts of Europe abandon the institutionalized churches around 1900? Empirical studies using modern data mostly contradict the traditional view that education was a leading source of the seismic social phenomenon of secularization. We construct a unique panel dataset of...

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Growth, Import Dependence and War

Bonfatti, Roberto; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Existing theories of pre-emptive war typically predict that the leading country may choose to launch a war on a follower who is catching up, since the follower cannot credibly commit to not use their increased power in the future. But it was Japan who launched a war against the West in 1941, not...

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Making Democracy Work: Culture, Social Capital and Elections in China

Padró i Miquel, Gerard; Qian, Nancy; Xu, Yiqing; Yao, Yang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

, such as elections. We collect new data to document the presence of voluntary and social organizations and the history of …

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What separates us? Sources of resistance to globalization

Head, Keith; Mayer, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

With increasing sophistication, economists have been estimating gravity equations for five decades. Robust evidence shows that borders and distance impede trade by much more than tariffs or transports costs can explain. We therefore advocate investigation of other sources of resistance, despite...

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After Columbus: Explaining the Global Trade Boom 1500-1800

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

its cause? The conventional wisdom in the world history literature offers globalization as the answer: it alleges that …

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Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700

Jacks, David S.; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

answer is less. Three centuries of history show unambiguously that economic isolation caused by war or autarkic policy has …

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Growth, History and Institutions

Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We illustrate the ongoing research line on Growth, History, and Institutions, which adds to economic growth analysis a …. We conclude with policy implications of the Growth, History, and Institutions research line. …

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What Determines Immigrations' Impact? Comparing Two Global Centuries

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper asks whether history can shed light on the modern debate about immigration's labour market impact in high …

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