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The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An ...

The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation∗ Daron Acemoglu† Simon Johnson‡ James A. Robinson§ June 22, 2000 Abstract We exploit di fferences in the mortality rates faced by European colonialists to estimate the effect of institutions on economic performance. Our argument is that

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