Geography, Transparency and Institutions

Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav () and Zvika Neeman

No 269317, Economic Research Papers from University of Warwick - Department of Economics

Abstract: We propose a theory by which geographic attributes explain cross-regional institutional di§erences in: (1) the scale of the state, (2) the distribution of power within state hierarchy, and (3) property rights over land. The mechanism that underlies our theory concerns the stateís extractive capacity. In particular, we argue that the ability to appropriate revenue from the farming sector is a§ected by the transparency of farming which, in turn, is a§ected by geography and technology. We apply the theory to explain the di§erences between the institutions of Ancient Egypt, Southern Mesopotamia and Northern Mesopotamia.

Keywords: Financial; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2016-10-10
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/269317/files/twerp_1129_moav.pdf (application/pdf)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/269317/files/t ... v.pdf?subformat=pdfa (application/pdf)

Related works:
Journal Article: Geography, Transparency, and Institutions (2017)
Working Paper: Geography, Transparency and Institutions (2016)
Working Paper: Geography, Transparency and Institutions (2013)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:uwarer:269317

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269317

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Economic Research Papers from University of Warwick - Department of Economics
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search ().