“...We investigate the effect of slavery on the current level of income inequality across US counties. We find that a larger proportion of slaves over population...”

“...We empirically assess the effect of historical slavery on the African American family structure. Our hypothesis is that female single headship among blacks is...”

“...We evaluate the empirical effectiveness of de facto versus de jure determinants of political power in the U.S. South between the end of the nineteenth and the...”

“...It is very common to analyse the factors associated with the onset and continuation of civil wars entirely separately, as if there were likely to be no...”

“...We use new data on the timing of the transition to agriculture, developed by Putterman and Trainor (2006), to test the theory of Diamond (1997) and Olsson and...”

“...This paper studies the effect of preregistration laws on government spending in the U.S. Preregistration allows young citizens to register before being...”

“...We examine the link between the political participation of the young and fiscal policies in the United States. We generate exogenous variation in participation...”