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== Biography ==
A native of Canada, Nathan Nunn earned first a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in economics from [[Simon Fraser University]] in 1998 and then a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] and
== Research ==
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Nathan Nunn's research focuses on [[economic history]], [[economic development]], [[cultural economics]], [[political economy]] and [[international trade]]. A recurrent theme in Nunn's research is the long-term impact of historical processes on economic development, often mediated through institutions, culture, knowledge and technology.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://ideas.repec.org/a/anr/reveco/v1y2009p65-92.html|title=The Importance of History for Economic Development|first=Nathan|last=Nunn|date=September 21, 2009|journal=Annual Review of Economics|volume=1|issue=1|pages=65–92|doi=10.1146/annurev.economics.050708.143336 |s2cid=39442091 |via=ideas.repec.org}}</ref> According to [[IDEAS/RePEc]], Nathan Nunn belongs to the 2% of most cited economists.<ref>[https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.person.all.html#pnu17 Ranking of economists at IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.]</ref> Key findings of his research include the following:
* Countries' ability to enforce contracts is possibly a more important determinant of their [[comparative advantage]] than skilled labour and physical capital ''combined''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Nunn |first=N. |year=2007 |title=Relationship-Specificity, Incomplete Contracts, and the Pattern of Trade |journal=[[Quarterly Journal of Economics]] |volume=122 |issue=2 |pages=569–600 |doi=10.1162/qjec.122.2.569 |s2cid=4788472 |url=http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4686801 }}</ref>
* A substantial part of Africa's current underdevelopment appears to be caused by the long-term effects of the [[Atlantic slave trade|Atlantic]], [[Indian Ocean slave trade|Indian Ocean]], [[Trans-Saharan slave trade|Trans-Saharan]] and Red sea slave
* Current differences in trust levels within Africa are attributable to the impact of the slave trades, which have caused the emergence of low-trust cultural norms, beliefs, and values in ethnic groups heavily affected by slavery (with [[Leonard Wantchekon]]).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nunn |first1=N. |last2=Wantchekon |first2=L. |year=2011 |title=The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa |journal=[[American Economic Review]] |volume=101 |issue=7 |pages=3221–3252 |doi=10.1257/aer.101.7.3221 |s2cid=219336147 |url=https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/1/11986331/1/nunn-slave-trade.pdf }}</ref>
* By impeding not only trade and technological diffusion but also the depredations of slave traders, the ruggedness of certain African regions' terrain had a significant positive impact on these regions' development (with Diego Puga).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nunn |first1=N. |last2=Puga |first2=D. |year=2012 |title=Ruggedness: The Blessing of Bad Geography in Africa |journal=[[Review of Economics and Statistics]] |volume=94 |issue=1 |pages=20–36 |doi=10.1162/REST_a_00161 |s2cid=16512034 |url=http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:29412035 }}</ref>
* The introduction of the potato within the Columbian exchange may have been responsible for at least a quarter of the population and urbanisation growth observed in the Old World between 1700 and 1900 (with [[Nancy Qian]]).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nunn |first1=N. |last2=Qian |first2=N. |year=2011 |title=The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from a Historical Experiment |journal=Quarterly Journal of Economics |volume=126 |issue=2 |pages=593–650 |doi=10.1093/qje/qjr009 |pmid=22073408 |doi-access=free |hdl=10.1093/qje/qjr009 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* In line with [[Ester Boserup|Ester Boserup's hypothesis]], the introduction and historical use of [[plough agriculture]]
* U.S. Food Aid is driven by U.S. objectives and can lead to increased conflict in recipient countries (with [[Nancy Qian]]).
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[[Category:Economic historians]]
[[Category:Canadian development economists]]
[[Category:Simon Fraser University alumni]]
[[Category:Alfred P. Sloan Prize winners]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian economists]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian historians]]
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