Yvonne Stolz|Jörg Baten|Tarcísio Rodrigues Botelho
Growth effects of nineteenth-century mass migrations: "Fome Zero" for Brazil?
University of Tübingen|University of Tübingen|Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
estimate longrun trend brazilian human capital extends back beginning eighteenth century new data selective immigration era mass migrations end nineteenth century show human capital endowment international migrants induce effects economic development persist today according estimations effect selective immigration real gdp per capita year 2000 significant equals around us75 overall reference value equals amount poor brazilians get supplement subsistence fome zero zero hunger program argue human capital formation highly pathdependent persistent process