Topics in Economic Development

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. "The colonial origins of comparative development: An empirical investigation." American Economic Review 91, no. 5 (2001): 1369-1401

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. "The rise of Europe: Atlantic trade, institutional change, and economic growth." American Economic Review 95, no. 3 (2005): 546-579

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. "Institutions as a fundamental cause of long-run growth." Handbook of Economic Growth 1 (2005): 385-472

Alesina, Alberto, Paola Giuliano, and Nathan Nunn. "On the origins of gender roles: Women and the plough." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 128, no. 2 (2013): 469-530

Allen, Robert C. "Why the Industrial Revolution was British: commerce, induced invention, and the scientific revolution." The Economic History Review 64, no. 2 (2011): 357-384

Becker, Sascha O., Erik Hornung, and Ludger Woessmann. "Education and catch-up in the Industrial Revolution." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 3, no. 3 (2011): 92-126

Becker, Sascha O., and Ludger Woessmann. "Was Weber wrong? A human capital theory of Protestant economic history." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124, no. 2 (2009): 531-596

Clark, Gregory. A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world. Princeton University Press, 2008

De Vries, Jan. "The industrial revolution and the industrious revolution." Journal of Economic History (1994): 249-270

Drelichman, Mauricio, and David González Agudo. "The Gender Wage Gap in Early Modern Toledo, 1550–1650." The Journal of Economic History (2020): 1-35

Goldin, Claudia. "The quiet revolution that transformed women's employment, education, and family." American Economic Review 96, no. 2 (2006): 1-21

Guinnane, Timothy W. "The historical fertility transition: A guide for economists." Journal of Economic Literature 49, no. 3 (2011): 589-614

Juhász, Réka, and Claudia Steinwender. “Spinning the web: The impact of ICT on trade in intermediates and technology diffusion.” National Bureau of Economic Research (2018)

Maloney, William F., and Felipe Valencia Caicedo. "Engineering growth: innovative capacity and development in the Americas." Working Paper, 2017

Milner, B. “The Impact of State-Provided Education: Evidence from the 1870 Education Act.” Working paper, 2020. (

Mokyr, J. [2007]; “The European Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and Modern Economic Growth,” (

North, Douglass C., and Barry R. Weingast. "Constitutions and commitment: the evolution of institutions governing public choice in seventeenth-century England." The Journal of Economic History 49, no. 4 (1989): 803-832

Pascali, Luigi. "The wind of change: Maritime technology, trade, and economic development." American Economic Review 107, no. 9 (2017): 2821-54

Smith, Cory. “Land concentration and long-run development: Evidence from the frontier United States.” Working Paper, 2020

Squicciarini, Mara P., and Nico Voigtländer. "Human capital and industrialization: Evidence from the Age of Enlightenment." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 4 (2015): 1825-1883

Tabellini, Guido. "Culture and institutions: economic development in the regions of Europe." Journal of the European Economic Association 8, no. 4 (2010): 677-716

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. "The colonial origins of comparative development: An empirical investigation." American Economic Review 91, no. 5 (2001): 1369-1401

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. "The rise of Europe: Atlantic trade, institutional change, and economic growth." American Economic Review 95, no. 3 (2005): 546-579

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. "Institutions as a fundamental cause of long-run growth." Handbook of Economic Growth 1 (2005): 385-472

Alesina, Alberto, Paola Giuliano, and Nathan Nunn. "On the origins of gender roles: Women and the plough." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 128, no. 2 (2013): 469-530

Allen, Robert C. "Why the Industrial Revolution was British: commerce, induced invention, and the scientific revolution." The Economic History Review 64, no. 2 (2011): 357-384

Becker, Sascha O., Erik Hornung, and Ludger Woessmann. "Education and catch-up in the Industrial Revolution." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 3, no. 3 (2011): 92-126

Becker, Sascha O., and Ludger Woessmann. "Was Weber wrong? A human capital theory of Protestant economic history." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124, no. 2 (2009): 531-596

Clark, Gregory. A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world. Princeton University Press, 2008

De Vries, Jan. "The industrial revolution and the industrious revolution." Journal of Economic History (1994): 249-270

Drelichman, Mauricio, and David González Agudo. "The Gender Wage Gap in Early Modern Toledo, 1550–1650." The Journal of Economic History (2020): 1-35

Goldin, Claudia. "The quiet revolution that transformed women's employment, education, and family." American Economic Review 96, no. 2 (2006): 1-21

Guinnane, Timothy W. "The historical fertility transition: A guide for economists." Journal of Economic Literature 49, no. 3 (2011): 589-614

Juhász, Réka, and Claudia Steinwender. “Spinning the web: The impact of ICT on trade in intermediates and technology diffusion.” National Bureau of Economic Research (2018)

Maloney, William F., and Felipe Valencia Caicedo. "Engineering growth: innovative capacity and development in the Americas." Working Paper, 2017

Milner, B. “The Impact of State-Provided Education: Evidence from the 1870 Education Act.” Working paper, 2020. (

Mokyr, J. [2007]; “The European Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and Modern Economic Growth,” (

North, Douglass C., and Barry R. Weingast. "Constitutions and commitment: the evolution of institutions governing public choice in seventeenth-century England." The Journal of Economic History 49, no. 4 (1989): 803-832

Pascali, Luigi. "The wind of change: Maritime technology, trade, and economic development." American Economic Review 107, no. 9 (2017): 2821-54

Smith, Cory. “Land concentration and long-run development: Evidence from the frontier United States.” Working Paper, 2020

Squicciarini, Mara P., and Nico Voigtländer. "Human capital and industrialization: Evidence from the Age of Enlightenment." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 4 (2015): 1825-1883

Tabellini, Guido. "Culture and institutions: economic development in the regions of Europe." Journal of the European Economic Association 8, no. 4 (2010): 677-716