3 Colonial Legacies

Lecture

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Required Reading

Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S. and Robinson, J.A. 2001. ‘The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation,’ American Economic Review, 91(5): 1369–1401.

Dell, M. 2010. ‘The Persistent Effects of Peru’s Mining Mita,’ Econometrica, 78(6): 1863–1903. Presentation by Nevena

Recommended Reading

Lowes, S. and Montero, E. 2021. ‘The Legacy of Colonial Medicine in Central Africa,’ American Economic Review, 111(4): 1284–1314. Presentation by Lucilla

Mamdani, M. 1996. Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism. Princeton University Press. Chapters 1 and 2.