The spread of empire
Clio and the measurement of colonial borrowing costs1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3376245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivier Accominotti (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), Marc Flandreau (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Riad Rezzik (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 385-407 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00536.x |
| OpenAlex | W2147094701 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 19 |
Modern cliometric studies use dummy variables to measure the effects of institutions. The dummy variable approach can be misleading, as illustrated by recent research on the impact of colonial rule on borrowing terms. We show how trying to measure a ‘colonial effect’ without an analysis of the financial consequences of political subjection can be misleading. The main effect of the British Empire was to remove the default risk. Establishing how this was done, and with what effects, should take us closer to a proper understanding of the effect of empire
Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · Data mining · Econometrics · Economics · Empire · Measure (data warehouse) · Political science · Politics · Variable (mathematics) · Computer Science · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · History · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Law · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |