The Ecological Origins of Economic and Political Systems

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Brief Overview

Using novel geocoded data on factor endowments, we present and test an ecological theory explaining why, after 1800, some countries were able to go down equilibrium paths of development which led to rapid economic growth and democratic consolidation.

Authors

• Stephen Haber, Stanford University

• Roy Elis, Stanford University

• Jordan Michael Horrillo, Stanford University