Failure to launch? The role of land inequality in transition delays

Andros Kourtellos (), Ioanna Stylianou and Chih Ming Tan

European Economic Review, 2013, vol. 62, issue C, 98-113

Abstract: This paper provides empirical support for one theory of transition delays: initial land inequality. Using a new historical dataset 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. Our findings suggest that land inequality is a key determinant of delays in schooling.

Keywords: Growth takeoffs; Schooling; Duration analysis; Model uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C59 O40 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.05.001

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