Diamonds are forever long-run effects of mining institutions in Brazil

This paper uses a regression discontinuity approach to investigate whether a set of colonial policies adopted in the Diamond District have long-run impacts on development. Results show that the treatment effect is positive on household income, adult literacy and light density from satellite imag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marcelo Sacchi de Carvalho
Other Authors: Mauro Rodrigues Junior
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-07102016-163813/