Institutions and geography
Subtitle: comment on Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson (2000)
By: John W. McArthur, Jeffrey D. Sachs.
Contributors: Sachs, Jeffrey.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 8114; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 8114.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Acemoglu, Daron.; Colonization -- Economic aspects.; Life expectancy -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.; Public health -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.; Institutional economics.; Institution building.; Income distribution -- Developing countries.; Economic development -- History.; Economic geography.; Medical geography -- Economic aspects.; Europe -- Colonies -- Economic conditions -- History.; Europe -- Colonies -- Population -- Economic aspects.
Other titles: Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson (2000).
Notes: "February 2001."

JEL no. O11, P16, P51, R11.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).

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