Institutions v. geography : sub-national evidence from the United States / / prepared by Eric V. Clifton and Alma Romero-Barrutieta

• Autore: Clifton Eric V
• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (26 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; Economic geography
• Altri autori: Romero-BarrutietaAlma
• Note generali: "July 2006".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. INSTITUTIONS AND GEOGRAPHY""; ""III. DATA""; ""IV. EVIDENCE""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Institutions v. geography
• ISBN: 1-4623-9117-6; 1-4527-5619-8; 1-283-51903-8; 9786613831484; 1-4519-8613-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823054003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF working paper ; ; WP/06/169.