Replication data for: The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development
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Project Citation:
Alsan, Marcella. Replication data for: The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112921V1
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The TseTse fly is unique to Africa and transmits a parasite harmful to humans and lethal to livestock. This paper tests the hypothesis that the TseTse reduced the ability of Africans to generate an agricultural surplus historically. Ethnic groups inhabiting TseTse-suitable areas were less likely to use domesticated animals and the plow, less likely to be politically centralized, and had a lower population density. These correlations are not found in the tropics outside of Africa, where the fly does not exist. The evidence suggests current economic performance is affected by the TseTse through the channel of precolonial political centralization. (JEL I12, N57, O13, O17, Q12, Q16, Q18)
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JEL Classification:
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I12 Health Behavior
N57 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Africa; Oceania
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Q12 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
I12 Health Behavior
N57 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Africa; Oceania
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Q12 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
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