01742cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004277 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451864298 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Romero-Barrutieta, Alma. Institutions versus Geography : Subnational Evidence from the United States / Alma Romero-Barrutieta, Eric Clifton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Empirical studies of the impact of geography and institutions on growth and development at the international level have become common place, but the high degree of abstraction at that level has led to calls for subnational studies. This paper examines these issues for a region of the United States, Appalachia, where the specific factors at play are identified and measured thus obviating the need for instrumental variable techniques. The evidence suggests that initial conditions, including both geography and institutions, are very important for economic development, having significant effects lasting hundreds of years. Mode of access: Internet Clifton, Eric. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/169 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/169/001.2006.issue-169-en.xml IMF e-Library