Culture, Institutions and Development in Africa
Journal: TSpace
Year: 2020

In my dissertation I explore the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa with a particular focus on the role played by institutions and culture. In the first chapter, The Fruits (and Vegetables) of Crime, I provide experimental evidence that weak institutions that are unable to provide full protection of farm output causes distortions to agricultural production and reduced output as well as imposing social costs through local disputes. In the second chapter, How Cultures Converge with Arthur