TY - UNPB
T1 - Long-term effects of the inca road
AU - Franco Carruitero, Ana Paula
AU - Galiani, Sebastián
AU - Lavado Padilla, Pablo Augusto
N1 - Bibliografía: páginas 26-28.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - The Inca Empire was the last of a long series of highly developed cultures in pre-colonial South America. It stretched across parts of the current territories of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the whole of Peru. The Inca Road was its 30,000-kilometer-long transportation system. The aim of this study is to identify its long-term impact on current development in Peru. Our results show that the long-run effect of the Inca Road includes increases in wages and educational attainment, a reduction of child malnutrition and an increase in children’s mathematics test scores. We also find that these effects are around 20% greater for women and explore the mechanisms that may account for this pattern
AB - The Inca Empire was the last of a long series of highly developed cultures in pre-colonial South America. It stretched across parts of the current territories of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the whole of Peru. The Inca Road was its 30,000-kilometer-long transportation system. The aim of this study is to identify its long-term impact on current development in Peru. Our results show that the long-run effect of the Inca Road includes increases in wages and educational attainment, a reduction of child malnutrition and an increase in children’s mathematics test scores. We also find that these effects are around 20% greater for women and explore the mechanisms that may account for this pattern
KW - Caminos indígenas--Aspectos económicos--Perú
KW - Caminos indígenas--Aspectos sociales--Perú
KW - Desnutrición infantil--Perú
KW - Salarios--Perú
KW - Colegios públicos--Perú
KW - Trabajo de la mujer--Perú
M3 - Documento de trabajo
T3 - NBER working paper series
BT - Long-term effects of the inca road
CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts
ER -
