The rise of Europe: Atlantic trade, institutional change, and economic growth

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 546-579

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Johnson, Simon ^b   Robinson, James ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 30844436826     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828054201305     Document Type: Review

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