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Institutions versus Geography: Subnational Evidence from the United States
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Alma Romero-Barrutieta null

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Mr. Eric V. Clifton
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2006: Issue 169
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451864298.001
ISBN:
9781451864298
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
26
Keywords:
WP; parameter estimate; poverty rate
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Empirical studies of the impact of geography and institutions on growth and development at the international level have become common place, but the high degree of abstraction at that level has led to calls for subnational studies. This paper examines these issues for a region of the United States, Appalachia, where the specific factors at play are identified and measured thus obviating the need for instrumental variable techniques. The evidence suggests that initial conditions, including both geography and institutions, are very important for economic development, having significant effects lasting hundreds of years.
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