Social Sciences
4 years ago

European colonial mortality predicts modern economic institutions, study confirms.

American Economic Review
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply
Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson

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The study found that economic institutions today are linked to the mortality rates of European colonialists. When data from Latin America and Africa were excluded, the relationship weakened. Correcting for coding errors and outliers strengthened the results, making them more reliable.