The wealth of subnations: Geography, institutions, and within-country development

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Mitton, Todd
• 署名单位: Brigham Young University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2015.09.002
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 88-111
• 关键词: Geography; institutions; Development

摘要

I study determinants of economic development in a new dataset covering 1867 subnational regions from 101 countries, focusing on within-country effects of geography and institutions. Several geographic factors have significant explanatory power for within-country differences in per-capita GDP, including terrain ruggedness, tropical climate, ocean access, temperature range, storm risk, and natural resources such as oil, diamonds, or iron. Institutions have a significant positive effect on income among subnational regions with greater autonomy, suggesting that strong subnational institutions enhance development when not dominated by national institutions. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.