by acarr3 | Nov 24, 2020 | Books
Citation 2019. The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty. by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. New York: Penguin. Abstract In Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson argued that countries rise and fall based not on culture,...
by regan | Jun 22, 2018 | Books
Citation 2014. Africa’s Development in Historical Perspective. edited by Akyeampong, Emmanuel, Robert H. Bates, Nathan Nunn, and James A. Robinson. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. Abstract This edited volume addresses the root causes of...
by regan | Jun 22, 2018 | Books
Citation 2012. The Role of Elites in Economic Development. edited by Amsden, Alice H., Alisa DiCaprio, and James A. Robinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Abstract Elites have a disproportionate impact on development outcomes. While a country’s endowments...
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...
