Colonial Institutions, Trade Shocks, and the Diffusion of Elementary Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

Bibliographic Data

ID5753201
AuthorsAldo Musacchio (0000-0003-3400-9938, National Bureau of Economic Research), André Martínez Fritscher (Bank of Mexico), Martina Viarengo (0000-0002-9085-4485, Harvard University)
Year2014
Volume74
Issue3
Pages730-766
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022050714000588
OpenAlexW3123508105
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited34

We study the initial expansion of public schooling across Brazilian states (1889-1930) and develop an alternative explanation of how colonial institutions may affect the provision of public goods in the long run. We find that states that exported commodities undergoing international booms, between 1889 and 1930, had significantly larger export tax revenues and could spend more on education, while other states lagged behind. Yet, such positive effect of commodity booms on education expenditures was muted in states that either had more slaves before abolition or cultivated cotton during colonial times

Boom · Colonialism · Commodity · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empire · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Public education · Public good · Revenue · Tax revenue · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Growth and Development · Finance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub