Nber Working Paper Series on the Ethnic Origins of African Development Chiefs and Pre-colonial Political Centralization
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We would like to thank the Editor and two anonymous referees for their insightful comments. Stelios Michalopoulos has no relevant financial interests or funding for this project. Elias Papaioannou also has no relevant financial interests or funding for this project. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014