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DESCRIPTION:A guest lecture by Professor Giorgio Chiovelli\, Universidad de
  Montevideo.\n\nAbstract:  We highlight the role of concessionary companie
 s and private enterprises in colonizing Sub-Saharan Africa and analyze com
 panies’ practices' lasting legacies. First\, we map the universe of conces
 sion companies across Sub-Saharan Africa and all colonial epochs\, codifyi
 ng their operations (plantation agriculture\, charter companies\, forestry
 \, mining\, trading) and practices (like the use of forced labor\, oppress
 ion\, and genocide) and investments (in roads\, railroads\, schools\, and 
 health). The concessionary paradigm is widespread across all imperial powe
 rs and all colonial periods\, suggesting a critical omission of recent eco
 nomics research. There is sizable spatial variation within the colony/prot
 ectorate and\, over time\, with a gradual decline in violence and rising i
 nvestments. Second\, we characterize the presence and practices of concess
 ions across time and colonial power. During the early phase of African col
 onization\, concession companies operated more remote from the coastline a
 nd the main trade routes areas\, over time companies were located in close
 r to the sea areas\, with more fertile land\, and less disease. Besides\, 
 concessionary companies function in higher population density areas\, in l
 ine with theories stressing the importance of African labor. Third\, we ex
 plore the legacy of the concessionary paradigm on contemporary development
 \, estimating hundreds of spatial Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) an
 alyses. There is wide heterogeneity in companies’ legacies as reflected in
  nighttime lights and development proxies from the Demographic and Health 
 Surveys. The spatial RDD estimates are highly heterogeneous across all col
 onial powers and main company types\, suggesting that extrapolating from s
 ingle cases is challenging. When distinguishing across company practices\,
  there is evidence that extractive practices related to prison and forced 
 labor\, genocide\, and oppression of local workers go in handy with lower 
 socio-economic outcomes and luminosity. At the same time\, historical inve
 stments correlate positively with contemporary development. Fourth\, we pr
 ovide regional aggregates of concessionary companies' presence\, operation
 s\, and practices that account for local spillovers and noise. Company ext
 raction\, violence\, and monopsony-monopoly power correlate adversely with
  household assets\, education\, and employment in services and manufacturi
 ng\, while investments in roads\, railroads\, and schools correlate positi
 vely with contemporary development.\n
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LOCATION:Room 160 (Arts Council Room)\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\
 , H3A 0G5\, 853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Private Colonialism in Africa.
URL:/isid/channels/event/private-colonialism-africa-35
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