Legal heritage and urban slums
研究了法律起源（普通法 vs. 大陆法）对发展中国家当代贫民窟形成的影响，发现普通法传统与较低的贫民窟概率相关。
Abstract This paper studies the effect of legal origins (common law vs. civil law) on contemporary slum formation in developing countries. First, we provide a cross‐country correlation analysis. Second, we provide a regression discontinuity analysis using household data from Cameroon. The results suggest that a common law heritage is associated with a lower probability of slum conditions. The legal philosophies transplanted through colonization appear to be associated with the pattern of contemporary urban housing stocks in developing countries.