The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development

Dec 17, 2012

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Last lecture recap. To be viable, impersonal trade must solve commitment and agency problems.Kinship/nationality/religious ties work only in limited groups where traders know each other, or at least each other's backgrounds.Institutions can supply punishments and commitment devices to enable imper

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The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development

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