Institutions and the long-run impact of early development

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Ang, James B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Institutions; Long run comparative development; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84880426688     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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