02518nam 2200601Ia 450 991082305400332120200520144314.01-4623-9117-61-4527-5619-81-283-51903-897866138314841-4519-8613-0(CKB)3360000000444051(EBL)3014355(SSID)ssj0000941493(PQKBManifestationID)11509469(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941493(PQKBWorkID)10964026(PQKB)11547009(OCoLC)698585567(IMF)WPIEE2006169(MiAaPQ)EBC3014355(EXLCZ)99336000000044405120060531d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInstitutions v. geography sub-national evidence from the United States /prepared by Eric V. Clifton and Alma Romero-Barrutieta1st ed.[Washington, D.C.] International Monetary Fundc20061 online resource (26 p.)IMF working paper ;WP/06/169"July 2006".1-4518-6429-9 Includes bibliographical references.""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. INSTITUTIONS AND GEOGRAPHY""; ""III. DATA""; ""IV. EVIDENCE""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References""Empirical studies of the impact of geography and institutions on growth and development at the international level have become common place, but the high degree of abstraction at that level has led to calls for subnational studies. This paper examines these issues for a region of the United States, Appalachia, where the specific factors at play are identified and measured thus obviating the need for instrumental variable techniques. The evidence suggests that initial conditions, including both geography and institutions, are very important for economic development, having significant effects lasting hundreds of years.IMF working paper ;WP/06/169.Economic developmentEconomic geographyEconomic development.Economic geography.Clifton Eric V1756585Romero-Barrutieta Alma1711557MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823054003321Institutions v. geography4193939UNINA