Why is Africa Poor?

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...

Interlinking and Collusion

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...

Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis

Citation Robinson, James A, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and Pierre Yared. 2009. “Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis”. Journal of Monetary Economics 56:1043-1058. Download (PDF) Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis Abstract We revisit and critically...

Enclaves and Development: An Empirical Assessment

Citation Robinson, James A, and Jonathan H Conning. 2009. “Enclaves and Development: An Empirical Assessment”. Studies in Comparative International Development 44:359-385. Download (PDF) Enclaves and Development: An Empirical Assessment Abstract In this paper we...