Critical junctures and economic development - Evidence from the adoption of constitutions among American Indian Nations

Akee, R; Jorgensen, M; Sunde, U

Critical junctures and economic development - Evidence from the adoption of constitutions among American Indian Nations

Akee, R Jorgensen, M

Sunde, U

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43 (4), pp. 844 - 861
Issue Date:: 2015-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Akee, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jorgensen, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-9150	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sunde, U	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43 (4), pp. 844 - 861	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0147-5967	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/117910
dc.description.abstract	© 2015. Utilizing a novel data set on American Indian Nations, we investigate how conditions at critical junctures of development can have long-lasting economic effects. We investigate the effect of the party of the US President at the time when American Indian tribes adopt a written constitution for the first time. Our results indicate that there is a persistent effect on economic development, even after controlling for other important characteristics and conducting extensive robustness checks. We also find suggestive evidence for the constitutional design, and specifically whether the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly, being a likely channel through which the presidential party affects long-run economic development.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Comparative Economics	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jce.2015.08.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	Critical junctures and economic development - Evidence from the adoption of constitutions among American Indian Nations	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	43	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
utslib.for	1499 Other Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	43	en_US

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© 2015. Utilizing a novel data set on American Indian Nations, we investigate how conditions at critical junctures of development can have long-lasting economic effects. We investigate the effect of the party of the US President at the time when American Indian tribes adopt a written constitution for the first time. Our results indicate that there is a persistent effect on economic development, even after controlling for other important characteristics and conducting extensive robustness checks. We also find suggestive evidence for the constitutional design, and specifically whether the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly, being a likely channel through which the presidential party affects long-run economic development.

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