“...Although theory emphasizes the role of financial market frictions in explaining income inequality, there is little empirical research exploring how financial...”

“...The importance of the length of state history for understanding variations in income levels and growth rates across countries has received a lot of attention...”

“...Using long historical data for Britain over the period 1620-2006, this paper seeks to explain the importance of innovative activity, population growth and...”

“...Traditional export models fall short of explaining the marked increase in exports of the Asian miracle economies in the post-WWII period. A model showing that...”

“...This paper provides a survey of the recent progress in the literature of financial development and economic growth. The survey highlights that most empirical...”

“...This paper presents evidence on the relationship between traditional farming practices and the emergence of individualistic culture. It hypothesizes that...”

“...Using data for 55 developing and developed countries, this research examines the roles of technology transfer, research intensity, educational attainment, and...”

“...We study the role of institutional development as a causal mechanism of history affecting current economic performance. Several indicators capturing different...”

“...•Differences in financial development around the world can be explained by historical differences in state experience.•The early existence of state government...”

“...Abstract It is well established in the literature that financial development (FD) is conducive to growth, and yet the channels through which FD affects growth...”