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Genetic distance, trade, and the diffusion of development

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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 ISSN 0883-7252.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2622

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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
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
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
Dates:
DateEvent
June 2018Published
2 May 2018Available
12 February 2018Accepted
Volume: 33
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 617-623
DOI: 10.1002/jae.2622
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): "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
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 March 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 September 2018
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
14.U04.31.0002 [MES] Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003443

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