The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins
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The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins
Journal of Economic Literature, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 92
Posted: 09 Nov 2007
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In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal rules and regulations, as well as with economic outcomes. We summarize this evidence and attempt a unified interpretation. We also address several objections to the empirical claim that legal origins matter. Finally, we assess the implications of this research for economic reform.
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La Porta, Rafael and Lopez de Silanes, Florencio and Shleifer, Andrei, The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins (November 2007). NBER Working Paper No. w13608. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1032863
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