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Roberto Ezcurra

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Professor of Economics at Public University of Navarre. https://robertoezcurra.github.io/

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Roberto Ezcurra @robertoezcurra.bsky.social · Nov 17

My last paper in ARS shows that regions with more cousin marriages in the 20th century tend to have worse governance outcomes today. This is consistent with the negative impact of kin-based institutions on certain cultural traits that favor institutional quality.

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Kin networks and quality of government: a regional analysis - The Annals of Regional Science

This paper examines the relationship between kin-based institutions and quality of government in the regions of Spain, France, and Italy. The results show that the rate of cousin marriage during the t...

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Mario Lavezzi @mariolavezzi.bsky.social · Jun 5

Just published in J of Ec Growth! With Michele Battisti, Francesco Gravina, Giuseppe Maggio, and Giorgio Tortorici.

Drawing on historical data from the Sicilian archives, we study the effect of wealth on schooling decisions at the turn of the XIX century. 1/n

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Wealth and the origins of the education take-off - Journal of Economic Growth

What role does wealth play in shaping educational choices? While theoretical frameworks generate elaborate, testable predictions, there are significant hurdles in empirically assessing this relationsh...

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · May 14

When ethnic groups within countries become more culturally distant from those holding power in the central government, their likelihood of rebelling increases significantly. We spoke with @eleonoraguarnieri.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social about why such conflicts arise. #econsky