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Bove, Vincenzo and Gokmen, Gunes (2018) Genetic distance, trade, and the diffusion of development. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 33 (4). pp. 617-623. doi:10.1002/jae.2622
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2622
Abstract
The determinants of countries’ long-term income differences feature prominently in the literature. Spolaore and Wacziarg (The diffusion of development, The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2009; 124: 469-529) argue that cultural differences, measured by countries’ genetic distance, are an important barrier to the diffusion of development from the world’s technological frontier. We revisit their findings in three ways. First, we successfully reproduce their results and confirm the robustness of their baseline findings. Second, we estimate their models for different time periods and find that the impact of genetic distance on income differences did not significantly change over time. Finally, we explore one of the underlying mechanisms of technology adoption and show that bilateral trade is one channel through which cultural differences retard the diffusion of development.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Diffusion of innovations, Reciprocity (Commerce), Commerce -- Genetic aspects, Technology | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Applied Econometrics | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0883-7252 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | June 2018 | ||||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 March 2018 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 33 | ||||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 617-623 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/jae.2622 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Bove V, Gokmen G. Genetic distance, trade, and the diffusion of development. J Appl Econ. 2018;33:617–623. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2622. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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