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Settler Mortality

Data source: Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson

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Data used in the article The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation.

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Cross-section

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Country

Last updated by source

2010-01-18

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S., & Robinson, J. A. (2001). The colonial origins of comparative development: An empirical investigation. The American Economic Review, 91(5), 1369–1401.

@article{ajr1,
 author = {Acemoglu, Daron and Johnson, Simon and Robinson, James A},
 journal = {The American Economic Review},
 last_updated = {2024-10-09},
 number = {5},
 pages = {1369--1401},
 title = {The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation},
 volume = {91},
 year = {2001}
}

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Log Settler Mortality

QoG code: ajr_settmort

Log of the mortality rate faced by European settlers at the time of colonization. Note: The data for Ethiopia is used for both Ethiopia (-1992) and Ethiopia (1993-).

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