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The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development

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Alsan, Marcella·2015·American Economic Review
DOI 10.1257/aer.20130604
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The TseTse fly is unique to Africa and transmits a parasite harmful to humans and lethal to livestock. This paper tests the hypothesis that the TseTse reduced the ability of Africans to generate an agricultural surplus historically. Ethnic groups inhabiting TseTse-suitable areas were less likely to use domesticated animals and the plow, less likely to be politically centralized, and had a lower population density. These correlations are not found in the tropics outside of Africa, where the fly does not exist. The evidence suggests current economic performance is affected by the TseTse through the channel of pre colonial political centralization. (JEL I12, N57, O13, O17, Q12, Q16, Q18)

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Authors
Alsan, M.
Venue
American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2015-01-01
Volume
105
Issue
1
Pages
382-410
ISSN
0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/aer.20130604
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W2131411430
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355
References
100
FWCI
70.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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