Kampanelis, Sotiris  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3248-9077 and Elizalde, Aldo
2025.
Pre-colonial institutions and economic development in Latin America: Evidence from a new ethnic homeland dataset.
Economics Letters
254
, 112482.
10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112482
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112482
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of pre-colonial institutions on economic development in Latin America using historical ethnic homelands as the unit of analysis. We construct a newly digitised and georeferenced map of 257 ethnic homelands. Our results show a strong and positive relationship between pre-colonial institutions and contemporary economic development. Beyond the role of pre-existing institutions, our dataset provides a foundation for future research on long-run development in Latin America.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Business (Including Economics) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0165-1765 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 15 July 2025 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 30 June 2025 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2025 10:01 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179820 |
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