Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP4738
Authors: Graziella Bertocchi
Abstract: We illustrate the ongoing research line on Growth, History, and Institutions, which adds to economic growth analysis a historical and an institutional dimension, both at the theoretical and the empirical level. We present applications of this research strategy to the impact of colonization on growth, the extension of the franchise and the welfare state, the evolution of educational systems, the relationship between industrialization and democratization, and international migration. We propose a new standard, starting from 1870, as the future reference period for theoretical and empirical research on growth. We conclude with policy implications of the Growth, History, and Institutions research line.
Keywords: growth; history; institutions
JEL Codes: H00; N00; O00
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| colonization (F54) | growth patterns of African countries (O55) |
| identity of the metropolitan ruler (N93) | growth performances (O41) |
| degree of economic penetration (F69) | growth performances (O41) |
| extension of the franchise (K16) | stability and control (C62) |
| political elites expanding voting rights (K16) | emergence of the welfare state (P16) |
| evolution of educational systems (B15) | economic outcomes (F61) |
| institutions (D02) | growth (O40) |