Works on Economic Development Quizzes

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Which of the following works discusses the economic effects of slavery in the United States?

AJR: The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development

Constitution by Jefferson

Biasi and Moser: Effects of Copyrights on Science

Bleakley and Rhode: The Economic Effects of American Slavery, Redux (correct)

Which work explores the influence of patent laws on innovation?

The Beginnings of Industrialization

Moser: How Do Patent Laws Influence Innovation (correct)

Carlson: Causes of Bank Suspensions in the Panic of 1893

Hammond: Banks and Politics in America

Which of the following works discusses the social state of Anglo-Americans from an outsider's perspective?

Gavin Wright: Property and Progress

Engerman and Sokoloff

Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s by Irwin and Sylla

Tocqueville: The Social State of the Anglo-Americans (correct)

Which work examines the economic policies of the United States in the 1790s?

Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s by Irwin and Sylla Signup and view all the answers

Which work explores the role of banks in American politics?

Hammond: Banks and Politics in America Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of factor endowments in the development of early institutions?

Influence the initial level of inequality, which in turn affects early institutions Signup and view all the answers

What type of colonies were more likely to have bad modern institutions and low levels of prosperity?

Colonies with large indigenous populations Signup and view all the answers

According to Engerman and Sokoloff, what factor determines the course of society?

The early institutions developed based on factor endowments Signup and view all the answers

Why do colonies with precious metals and large indigenous populations tend to have high inequity?

Because of the extraction of minerals with high native labor involvement Signup and view all the answers

In Engerman and Sokoloff's framework, what is the relationship between early institutions and modern levels of prosperity?

Early institutions directly determine modern prosperity levels Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of settler mortality on current economic performance according to AJR's research?

It affects current economic performance through its impact on early institutional development Signup and view all the answers

Why did colonization strategy, as discussed in AJR's research, vary between extractive states and neo-European states?

Due to differences in settler mortality rates Signup and view all the answers

What is the causal chain proposed by AJR regarding settler mortality and modern economic performance?

'+settler mortality -> patterns of settlement -> early institutions -> later institutions' Signup and view all the answers

Why are mortality rates faced by soldiers, bishops, and sailors in the colonies significant according to AJR?

They correlate with early measures of institutional quality Signup and view all the answers

What other factors, apart from settler mortality, may have influenced colonization decisions as mentioned in AJR's research?

Access to food and resources Signup and view all the answers

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