No reversal of fortune in the long run : geography and spatial persistence of prosperity in Colombia, 1500-2005

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
841
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
N16, J10, N36
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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