The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History, Volume 2

Stelios Michalopoulos, Elias Papaioannou 14 February 2017

This e-book is the second in a series of three examining the shadow that history casts over various aspects of the economy and the polity. In particular, this volume provides an overview of how economists have attempted to shed light on the effects of European colonisers on development and culture across Africa and Asia.

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Contents

Foreword   
Series Introduction: Historical legacies and contemporary development   
Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou 

Introduction    
Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Understanding the long-run effects of Africa’s slave trades    
Nathan Nunn

The contemporary shadow of the Scramble for Africa    
Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Indirect rule and local government reform in Africa today    
Tristan Reed

King Leopold’s ghost: The legacy of labour coercion in the DRC    
Sara Lowes and Eduardo Montero

How colonial railroads defined Africa’s economic geography    
Remi Jedwab, Edward Kerby and Alexander Moradi

The devil is in the detail: Christian missions’ heterogeneous effects on development in sub-Saharan Africa    
Julia Cagé and Valeria Rueda

Independence movements and democracy in Africa    
Leonard Wantchekon and Omar García-Ponce

Direct versus indirect colonial rule in India    
Lakshmi Iyer

The legacies of forced freedom: China’s treaty ports   
Ruixue Jia

On the short- and long-run effects of male-biased sex ratios: Evidence from convict transportation to Australia    
Pauline Grosjean

Stelios Michalopoulos

Associate Professor of Economics, Brown University, CEPR and NBER

Elias Papaioannou

Professor of Economics, London Business School; CEPR Research Affiliate

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