Agricultural policy and long-run development : evidence from Mussolini's battle for grain
Carillo, Mario Francesco (University of Naples Federico II)

Data:	2020
Descripció:	82 pàg.
Resum:	This article explores the long-run effect of agricultural policies on industrialisation and economic development. I analyse the differential effect of the Battle for Grain, implemented by the Italian Fascist regime to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat, on the development path across areas of Italy. Employing cross-sectional variation in land suitability for advanced wheat production technologies, along with time variation in their diffusion, I find that the policy had unintended positive effects on industrialisation and economic prosperity, which have persisted until today. Furthermore, I find that the complementarity between human capital and agricultural technology was a critical mechanism.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Matèria:	SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Publicat a:	Economic journal, Vol. 131 Núm. 634 (2020) , p. 566-597, ISSN 1468-0297

DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueaa060

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