| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP6248 |
| DP6248 Two Tales on Resale | |
| Klaus Schmidt; Felix Höeffler | |
| 发表日期 | 2007-04-23 |
| 出版年 | 2007 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | There is controversy about whether geography matters mainly because of its contemporaneous impact on economic outcomes or because of its interaction with historical events. Looking at terrain ruggedness, we are able to estimate the importance of these two channels. Because rugged terrain hinders trade and most productive activities, it has a negative direct effect on income. However, in Africa rugged terrain afforded protection to those being raided by slave traders. Since the slave trade retarded subsequent economic development, in Africa ruggedness also has had a historical indirect positive effect on income. Studying all countries worldwide, we find that both effects are significant statistically and that for Africa the indirect positive effect dominates the direct negative effect. Looking within Africa, we provide evidence that the indirect effect operates through the slave trade. We also show that the slave trade, by encouraging population concentrations in rugged areas, have also amplified the negative direct impact of rugged terrain in Africa. |
| 主题 | Development Economics ; International Trade and Regional Economics |
| 关键词 | Africa Economic development Geography Slave trades Terrain ruggedness |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp6248 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/535094 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Klaus Schmidt,Felix Höeffler. DP6248 Two Tales on Resale. 2007. |
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