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Law, Endowments and Property Rights

Levine, Ross·2005·Journal of Economic Perspectives
DOI 10.1257/089533005774357842
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While scholars have hypothesized about the sources of variation in property rights for over 2500 years, it is only very recently that researchers have begun to test these theories empirically. This paper reviews both the theory and empirical evidence supporting and refuting the law and endowment views of property rights. The law view holds that historically determined differences in national legal traditions continue to shape cross-country differences in property rights. The endowment view argues that during European colonization, differences in climate, crops, the indigenous population, and the disease environment influenced long-run property rights.

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Authors
Levine, R.
Venue
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2005-08-01
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
61-88
ISSN
0895-3309 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/089533005774357842
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W3123484090
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303
References
100
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49.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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