ELF: level of ethnolinguistic fractionalization within a country.
Source: Fearon and Laitin (2003) available at http://www.stanford.edu/~jfearon/ lpd1500: log population density in 1500.
Source: McEvedy and Jones (1978), "Atlas of World Population History". yrentry: year a country achieved independence.
Source: Fearon J., "Ethnic and Cultural Diversity by Country", originally from the Correlated of War database (COW).
indigenous: percentage of the current population’s composition which was indigenous in these countries as of 1500 .
Source: Putterman, L., 2007, World Migration Matrix, 1500 — 2000, Brown University. belgian_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a Belgian colony after 1500 AD. Source: "Determinants and Economic Consequences of Colonization: A Global Analysis" Ertan, A., Putterman, L.,
Supplemented by entries from Encyclopedia Britannica where necessary.
british_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a British colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
dutch_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a Dutch colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
french_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a French colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
italian_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was an Italian colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
portu_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a Portuguese colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
spanish_col: dummy equals 1 if a country was a Spanish colony after 1500 AD. Source: see belgian_col
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