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Roberto Ezcurra
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Professor of Economics at Public University of Navarre.
https://robertoezcurra.github.io/

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Roberto Ezcurra @robertoezcurra.bsky.social · 1d
New paper out in the European Journal of Political Economy!

I show that societies historically characterized by more intensive kinship systems tend to have weaker states today.

Open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

Reposted by Sascha O. Becker, Scott Gehlbach, Roberto Ezcurra

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 8d
Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics

Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis

Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...

(See thread below for an overview)

Reposted by Sascha O. Becker, Roberto Ezcurra

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Chun Chee Kok @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social · 16d
1/ 🚨 New working paper alert. We (@essobecker.bsky.social @jeanetbentzen.bsky.social and myself) thought there is still much to learn about the link between religion and gender, so we write a survey 🥁
“Gender and Religion: A Survey" 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

Reposted by Roberto Ezcurra

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Mario Lavezzi @mariolavezzi.bsky.social · Jun 5
Just published in J of Ec Growth! With Michele Battisti, Francesco Gravina, Giuseppe Maggio, and Giorgio Tortorici.

Drawing on historical data from the Sicilian archives, we study the effect of wealth on schooling decisions at the turn of the XIX century. 1/n

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wealth and the origins of the education take-off - Journal of Economic Growth
What role does wealth play in shaping educational choices? While theoretical frameworks generate elaborate, testable predictions, there are significant hurdles in empirically assessing this relationsh...
link.springer.com

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · May 14
When ethnic groups within countries become more culturally distant from those holding power in the central government, their likelihood of rebelling increases significantly. We spoke with @eleonoraguarnieri.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social about why such conflicts arise. #econsky
The cultural roots of rebellion
Eleonora Guarnieri discusses the role of cultural distance in driving civil conflict in Africa.
www.aeaweb.org

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Jan 24
Forthcoming in the AER: "Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict" by Eleonora Guarnieri. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict
(Forthcoming Article) - Ethnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do some groups engage in conflict while others do not? I show that civil conflict in Africa is explained by eth...
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Reposted by Michał Myck, Jens Rommel, Roberto Ezcurra

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Dec 10
For those who are interested, here are the Nobel prize lectures in economics. Thank you.
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Roberto Ezcurra @robertoezcurra.bsky.social · Nov 17
My last paper in ARS shows that regions with more cousin marriages in the 20th century tend to have worse governance outcomes today. This is consistent with the negative impact of kin-based institutions on certain cultural traits that favor institutional quality.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Kin networks and quality of government: a regional analysis - The Annals of Regional Science
This paper examines the relationship between kin-based institutions and quality of government in the regions of Spain, France, and Italy. The results show that the rate of cousin marriage during the t...
link.springer.com

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