Plausibly Exogenous [1371] - Colonial Structures (11/02/2023)
LHS Variable
Economic growth
RHS Variable
Economic structures implemented by colonizers to facilitate production
Source of Exogenous Variation
Discontinuity in the location of catchment areas around each factory
- Dell and Olken (2020), “The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java”