Pre-colonial institutions and economic development in Latin America: Evidence from a new ethnic homeland dataset
以257个族群祖居地为分析单位，研究发现前殖民制度与当代经济发展呈强正相关，为拉美长期发展研究提供新数据基础。
This paper examines the effects of pre-colonial institutions on economic development in Latin America using historical ethnic homelands as the unit of analysis. We construct a newly digitised and georeferenced map of 257 ethnic homelands. Our results show a strong and positive relationship between pre-colonial institutions and contemporary economic development. Beyond the role of pre-existing institutions, our dataset provides a foundation for future research on long-run development in Latin America.