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

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 images....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carvalho, Marcelo Sacchi de
Other Authors: Rodrigues Junior, Mauro
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP 2016
Subjects:
Brasil colônia
Canais de persistência
Channels of persistence
Colonial Brazil
Desenvolvimento
Desenvolvimento econômico
Development
Economia política
Instituições
Institutions
Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-07102016-163813/

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http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-07102016-163813/

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