Was the wealth of nations determined in 1000 bc?

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 65-97

  Comin, Diego ^a,b   Easterly, William ^b,c   Gong, Erick ^d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85017120041     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.2.3.65     Document Type: Article

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