The Importance of History for Economic Development
综述了历史事件对经济发展长期影响的实证证据，探讨了制度、文化、知识技术等传导渠道，适合关注发展经济学和历史经济学的读者判断是否深入阅读。
This article provides a survey of a growing body of empirical evidence that points toward the important long-term effects that historic events can have on economic development. The most recent studies, using microlevel data and more sophisticated identification techniques, have moved beyond testing whether history matters and attempt to identify exactly why history matters. The most commonly examined channels include institutions, culture, knowledge and technology, and movements between multiple equilibria. The article concludes with a discussion of the questions that remain and the direction of current research in the literature.