Are economic conditions historically determined? Evidence from violence in Africa

Besley, Timothy (2013) Are economic conditions historically determined? Evidence from violence in Africa. International Growth Centre Blog (06 Dec 2013). Blog.

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An emerging body of research has dealt with tracing the historical roots of contemporary economic and political outcomes. In Besley and Reynal-Querol (2012), we investigate persistent effects of African history and investigate whether much of what we see now is historically determined and hence not easily amenable to manipulation. We focus specifically on the extent to which the post-colonial period saw a legacy from conflicts that are documented to have occurred in pre-colonial times.

Item Type:	Website (Blog)
Official URL:	http://www.theigc.org/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Economics Centre for Economic Performance STICERD International Growth Centre Institute of Public Affairs
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Sets:	Departments > Economics Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Research centres and groups > Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) Research centres and groups > International Growth Centre (IGC) Research centres and groups > Institute of Public Affairs
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2017 12:46
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2017 12:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82054

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