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

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
841
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Clasificación JEL: 
N16, J10, N36
Palabras clave: 
Comparative Economic History, Demographic Economics, Latin America

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