The colonial origins of comparative development: an empirical investigation
We exploit differences in the mortality rates faced by European colonialists to estimate the effect of institutions on economic performance. Our argument is that Europeans adopted very different colonization policies in different colonies, with different associated institutions. The choice of coloni...
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Cambridge, Mass.
National Bureau of Economic Research
2000
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| Zusammenfassung: | We exploit differences in the mortality rates faced by European colonialists to estimate the effect of institutions on economic performance. Our argument is that Europeans adopted very different colonization policies in different colonies, with different associated institutions. The choice of colonization strategy was, at least in part, determined by whether Europeans could settle in the colony. In places where Europeans faced high mortality rates, they could not settle and they were more likely to set up worse (extractive) institutions. These early institutions persisted to the present. We document evidence supporting these hypotheses. Exploiting differences in mortality rates faced by soldiers, bishops and sailors in the colonies in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries as an instrument for current institutions, we estimate large effects of institutions on income per capita. Our estimates imply that differences in institutions explain approximately three-quarters of the income per capita differences across former colonies. Once we control for the effect of institutions, we find that countries in Africa or those farther away from the equator do not have lower incomes. |
| Umfang: | 43, [24] S. graph. Darst. |
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| spelling | Acemoglu, Daron 1967- Verfasser (DE-588)124929575 aut The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation Daron Acemoglu ; Simon Johnson ; James A. Robinson Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2000 43, [24] S. graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier NBER working paper series 7771 We exploit differences in the mortality rates faced by European colonialists to estimate the effect of institutions on economic performance. Our argument is that Europeans adopted very different colonization policies in different colonies, with different associated institutions. The choice of colonization strategy was, at least in part, determined by whether Europeans could settle in the colony. In places where Europeans faced high mortality rates, they could not settle and they were more likely to set up worse (extractive) institutions. These early institutions persisted to the present. We document evidence supporting these hypotheses. Exploiting differences in mortality rates faced by soldiers, bishops and sailors in the colonies in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries as an instrument for current institutions, we estimate large effects of institutions on income per capita. Our estimates imply that differences in institutions explain approximately three-quarters of the income per capita differences across former colonies. Once we control for the effect of institutions, we find that countries in Africa or those farther away from the equator do not have lower incomes. Entwicklungsländer Geschichte Kolonie Wirtschaft Wirtschaftsentwicklung Colonists Mortality Colonization Economic aspects Economic development History Income distribution Developing countries Institution building Institutional economics Europa Europe Colonies Economic conditions History Europe Colonies Population Economic aspects Johnson, Simon 1963- Verfasser (DE-588)128759240 aut Robinson, James Alan 1960- Verfasser (DE-588)128970006 aut Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe NBER working paper series 7771 (DE-604)BV002801238 7771 http://papers.nber.org/papers/w7771.pdf kostenfrei Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Acemoglu, Daron 1967- Johnson, Simon 1963- Robinson, James Alan 1960- The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation NBER working paper series Entwicklungsländer Geschichte Kolonie Wirtschaft Wirtschaftsentwicklung Colonists Mortality Colonization Economic aspects Economic development History Income distribution Developing countries Institution building Institutional economics |
| title | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation |
| title_auth | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation |
| title_exact_search | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation |
| title_full | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation Daron Acemoglu ; Simon Johnson ; James A. Robinson |
| title_fullStr | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation Daron Acemoglu ; Simon Johnson ; James A. Robinson |
| title_full_unstemmed | The colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation Daron Acemoglu ; Simon Johnson ; James A. Robinson |
| title_short | The colonial origins of comparative development |
| title_sort | the colonial origins of comparative development an empirical investigation |
| title_sub | an empirical investigation |
| topic | Entwicklungsländer Geschichte Kolonie Wirtschaft Wirtschaftsentwicklung Colonists Mortality Colonization Economic aspects Economic development History Income distribution Developing countries Institution building Institutional economics |
| topic_facet | Entwicklungsländer Geschichte Kolonie Wirtschaft Wirtschaftsentwicklung Colonists Mortality Colonization Economic aspects Economic development History Income distribution Developing countries Institution building Institutional economics Europa Europe Colonies Economic conditions History Europe Colonies Population Economic aspects |
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