by regan | Jun 21, 2018 | Books
Citation 2012. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. by Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson. New York, NY: Crown. Abstract This book is about the huge differences in incomes and standards of living that separate the rich countries of the...
by regan | Jun 21, 2018 | Books
Citation 2010. Natural Experiments of History. edited by James A Robinson and Diamond, Jared. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Abstract We propose a general equilibrium model where the economic organization of agriculture and the political equilibrium...
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Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. 2010. “Why is Africa Poor?”. Economic History of Developing Regions 25:21-50. Download (PDF) Why is Africa Poor? Abstract In this paper we take for granted that the poverty of Sub-Saharan Africa is to a large part...
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Citation Besley, Timothy, and James A Robinson. 2010. “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Civilian Control over the Military”. Journal of the European Economic Association 8:655–663. Download (PDF) Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Civilian Control over the Military Abstract...
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Citation Robinson, James A, and Sripad Motiram. 2010. “Interlinking and Collusion”. Review of Development Economics 14:282–301. Download (PDF) Interlinking and Collusion Abstract In this paper, we suggest a new rationale for the existence of interlinked contracts in...
