Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Bertocchi, G.. "Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development. In and Out of Africa" Working paper, RECENT WORKING PAPER SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2011.
Abstract:
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 institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth
regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history, which has been marked by its colonization
experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a concept which reflects
multiple facets of the dysfunctions that plague the continent. The last topic I address is the influence, in
and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for
further research.
broader research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also
for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth
regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history, which has been marked by its colonization
experience. Next I discuss the potential growth impact of state fragility, a concept which reflects
multiple facets of the dysfunctions that plague the continent. The last topic I address is the influence, in
and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for
further research.
Tipologia CRIS:
Working paper
Keywords:
Growth, Africa, history, colonization, institutions, state fragility, slavery.
Elenco autori:
Bertocchi, G.
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