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Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson, and
Pierre Yared (2008). “Income and Democracy.” American Economic
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——(2009). “Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis.” Journal of
Monetary Economics 56: 1043–58.
Acemoglu, Daron, and James A. Robinson (2000a). “Why Did the
West Extend the Franchise? Growth, Inequality and Democracy in
Historical Perspective.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 115: 1167–99.
——(2000b). “Political Losers as Barriers to Economic Development.”

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——(2006a). Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. New
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——(2006b). “Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective.”
American Political Science Review 100: 115–31.
——(2008a). “Persistence of Power, Elites and Institutions.” American
Economic Review 98: 267–93.
——(2008b). “The Persistence and Change of Institutions in the
Americas.” Southern Economic Journal 75: 282–99.
Acemoglu, Daron, James A. Robinson, and Rafael Santos (2010).
“The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia.” Unpublished.
Acemoglu, Daron, and Alex Wolitzky (2010). “The Economics of
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