Law, Endowments and Property Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4029754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Levine (0000-0002-7459-9541, National Bureau of Economic Research, corresponding author), Ross Levine (Harrison S. Kravis University Professor, Department of Economics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 61-88 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/089533005774357842 |
| OpenAlex | W3123484090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 69 |
While scholars have hypothesized about the sources of variation in property rights for over 2500 years, it is only very recently that researchers have begun to test these theories empirically. This paper reviews both the theory and empirical evidence supporting and refuting the law and endowment views of property rights. The law view holds that historically determined differences in national legal traditions continue to shape cross-country differences in property rights. The endowment view argues that during European colonization, differences in climate, crops, the indigenous population, and the disease environment influenced long-run property rights
Economics · Endowment · Indigenous · Law and economics · Political science · Population · Property law · Property rights · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |