Daron Acemo?lu|Camilo García-Jimeno|James A. Robinson
State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|University of Pennsylvania|Harvard University Press
study direct spillover effects local state capacity colombia model determination state capacity network game municipalities national government estimate model exploiting municipality network roots local state capacity related presence colonial state royal roads estimates indicate local state capacity decisions strategic complements spillover effects sizable accounting 50 percent quantitative impact expansion local state capacity network effects driven equilibrium responses municipalities much larger jel d85 h41 h77 o17 o18