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Working Papers

2024

1. Movies
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Janeway Institute Working Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2024)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)

2023

2. Illuminating Africa?
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy

2021

3. Folklore
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)
   See also Journal Article Folklore, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
4. Forced Displacement and Human Capital: Evidence from Separated Siblings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

5. Islam, Inequality and Pre-Industrial Comparative Development
   Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna (2014)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Islam, inequality and pre-industrial comparative development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (26) (2016)
6. Religion and Educational Mobility in Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Religion and educational mobility in Africa, Nature, Nature (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

7. Intergenerational Mobility in Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article Intergenerational Mobility in Africa, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2021) View citations (22) (2021)

2018

8. Emigration during the French Revolution: Consequences in the Short and Longue Durée
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
9. Historical Legacies and African Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Historical Legacies and African Development, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (63) (2020)
10. Landmines and Spatial Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (9)
11. Spatial Patterns of Development: A Meso Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (33)
    Also in Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2017) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Spatial Patterns of Development: A Meso Approach, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2018) (2018)

2017

12. Emigration during the French Revolution: Consequences in the Short and Longue Durée
    Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (9)

2016

13. Ethnic Inequality
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (47)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (26)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (19)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Ethnic Inequality, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (40) (2016)
14. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (20)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (28) (2019)

2014

15. Climatic Fluctuations and the Diffusion of Agriculture
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Climatic Fluctuations and the Diffusion of Agriculture, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2015) View citations (24) (2015)
16. Further Evidence on the Link between Pre-Colonial Political Centralization and Comparative Economic Development in Africa
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Further evidence on the link between pre-colonial political centralization and comparative economic development in Africa, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
17. On the Ethnic Origins of African Development Chiefs and Pre-colonial Political Centralization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (7)

2013

18. Climatic Fluctuations and the Di§usion of Agriculture
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
19. National Institutions and Subnational Development in Africa
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (52)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article National Institutions and Subnational Development in Africa, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (267) (2014)
20. The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (43)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2011) View citations (49)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (173) (2016)

2012

21. Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (99)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (14)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (12)
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2012) View citations (84) (2012)
22. National Institutions and African Development: Evidence from Partitioned Ethnicities
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
23. Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Pre‐Colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2013) View citations (380) (2013)
24. Trade and Geography in the Origins and Spread of Islam
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (35)

2011

25. Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (20)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2010) View citations (17)
26. Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science View citations (20)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (30)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (30)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Financial innovation and endogenous growth, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier (2015) View citations (128) (2015)
27. The Climatic Origins of the Neolithic Revolution: Theory and Evidence
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (12)
    Also in Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (11)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (6)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2010) View citations (2)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2010) View citations (2)
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2010) View citations (3)
28. The Origins of Technolinguistic Diversity
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science View citations (1)
    Also in Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2009) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (285) (2012)
29. Trade and Geography in the Economic Origins and Spread of Islam: Theory and Evidence
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science

2010

30. Trade and Geography in the Economic Origins of Islam: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (9)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2010) View citations (9)
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2010) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2010) View citations (5)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (9)
    Center for Economic Research (RECent), University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics "Marco Biagi" (2010) View citations (9)

2009

31. The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (18)

2008

32. The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity: Theory and Evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (31)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (30)

2006

33. Darwinian Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Author Correction: Religion and educational mobility in Africa
   Nature, 2024, 625, (7993), E5-E5

2023

2. Religion and educational mobility in Africa
   Nature, 2023, 618, (7963), 134-143 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Religion and Educational Mobility in Africa, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2021

3. Folklore
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2021, 136, (4), 1993-2046 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Folklore, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
4. Intergenerational Mobility in Africa
   Econometrica, 2021, 89, (1), 1-35 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational Mobility in Africa, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (23) (2019)

2020

5. Historical Legacies and African Development
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2020, 58, (1), 53-128 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Historical Legacies and African Development, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2019

6. Correction to: The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1336-1336 View citations (21)
7. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1186-1231 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Working Papers (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2018

8. Spatial Patterns of Development: A Meso Approach
   Annual Review of Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 383-410
   See also Working Paper Spatial Patterns of Development: A Meso Approach, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (33) (2018)
9. Trade and Geography in the Spread of Islam
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (616), 3210-3241 View citations (21)

2016

10. Ethnic Inequality
    Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (2), 428 - 488 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Ethnic Inequality, Scholarly Articles (2016) View citations (47) (2016)
11. Islam, inequality and pre-industrial comparative development
    Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 120, (C), 86-98 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Islam, Inequality and Pre-Industrial Comparative Development, Development Working Papers (2020) (2020)
12. The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (7), 1802-48 View citations (173)
    See also Working Paper The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2015

13. Climatic Fluctuations and the Diffusion of Agriculture
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (3), 589-609 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Climatic Fluctuations and the Diffusion of Agriculture, Department of Economics Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
14. Financial innovation and endogenous growth
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2015, 24, (1), 1-24 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper Financial Innovation and Endogenous Growth, Economics Working Papers (2011) View citations (20) (2011)
15. Further evidence on the link between pre-colonial political centralization and comparative economic development in Africa
    Economics Letters, 2015, 126, (C), 57-62 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Further Evidence on the Link between Pre-Colonial Political Centralization and Comparative Economic Development in Africa, CEPR Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

16. Introduction to the REI Special Issue: "The Role of History, Biogeography, and Institutions for Comparative Development"
    Review of Economics and Institutions, 2014, 5, (2)
17. National Institutions and Subnational Development in Africa
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (1), 151-213 View citations (267)
    See also Working Paper National Institutions and Subnational Development in Africa, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (52) (2013)

2013

18. Pre‐Colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
    Econometrica, 2013, 81, (1), 113-152 View citations (380)
    See also Working Paper Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development, CEPR Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (20) (2012)

2012

19. Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (2), 759-780 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (99) (2012)
20. The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (4), 1508-39 View citations (285)
    See also Working Paper The Origins of Technolinguistic Diversity, Economics Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)