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If we are less equal, is that good or bad news for economic growth? Reto Foellmi reviewed the research, and he has some answers for Tim Phillips.
Leticia Arroyo-Abad presents her study on different paths to development in North and South America, in which she looks at different legal frameworks of institutions, how they evolved over time in different regions and their effect.
Dave Donaldson and Dina Pomeranz talk to Tim Phillips about how the tax authority in Ecuador recouped lost revenues.
When aid donors are distracted by domestic concerns, do aid recipients take advantage to suppress political opposition? Data from Africa suggest that they do, Dominic Rohner tells Tim Phillips.
This page hosts the data on industrial growth rates (manufacturing growth rates where possible) presented in Bénétrix, O’Rourke and Williamson (2015), updated in Bénétrix, O’Rourke and Williamson (2017). We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of the European Research Council, under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC grant agreement no. 249546.