Institutions versus Geography: Subnational Evidence from the United States

By Alma Romero-Barrutieta, Eric V. Clifton

July 1, 2006

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Alma Romero-Barrutieta, and Eric V. Clifton Institutions versus Geography: Subnational Evidence from the United States, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed December 26, 2024

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Summary

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.

Subject: Estimation techniques, Institutional arrangements for revenue administration, Personal income, Poverty, Spatial models

Keywords: Parameter estimate, Poverty rate, WP

Publication Details

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26
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Working Paper No. 2006/169
Stock No:

WPIEA2006169
ISBN:

9781451864298
ISSN:

1018-5941

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