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The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation

Daron Acemoglu; Simon Johnson; James A. Robinson · American Economic Review 91(5), 1369–1401 · 2001

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Type: Article
Author: Daron Acemoglu; Simon Johnson; James A. Robinson
Identifier: DOI 10.1257/aer.91.5.1369
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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DisputedAcemoglu, Johnson and Robinson used settler mortality as an instrument for institutions and estimated large effects of institutions on national income; Albouy argued that the mortality data are often imputed or incomparable and that the estimates are not robust.