Failure to Launch? The Role of Land Inequality in Transition Delays

Andros Kourtellos (), Ioanna Stylianou () and Chih Ming Tan
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Ioanna Stylianou: Department of Economics, University of Cyprus

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Abstract: Recent work in the growth literature has provided various explanations for transition delays and the great divergence. This paper provides empirical support for one theory of transition delays: initial land inequality. Our analysis is designed to elucidate the channels via which land inequality can affect long-run economic performance. Using a new historical data set for land inequality (Frankema (2009)) we employ duration analysis to investigate whether higher levels of land inequality lead to longer delays in the extension of primary schooling. We then investigate whether such delays affect long-run economic performance via their effect on contemporaneous schooling. Our findings suggest that land inequality is a key determinant of delays in schooling, and that such delays have a significant negative impact on long-run output.

Keywords: growth takeoffs; schooling; duration analysis; model uncertainty; institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C59 O40 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cwa, nep-fdg and nep-lab
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Journal Article: Failure to launch? The role of land inequality in transition delays (2013)
Working Paper: Failure to Launch? The Role of Land Inequality in Transition Delays (2012)
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