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Political Institutions

Did the colonial powers pick the economic winners?

Publication Date
2007-September-01
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Abstract

This paper proposes a new instrument for institutional quality—the salary of colonial governors—to investigate whether variations in the quality of British colonial rule continue to have an impact on the economic performance of former colonies. Governors' salaries provide a good...

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