Matthew Bonick
Welcome!
I am Matthew Bonick and thank you for visiting my website. I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Freiburg at the Department of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic theory
Research Interests : Culture, Economic History, Institutional Economics, Economic Development, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Public Choice, Political Economy and Public Economics
Academic References:
Prof. Dr. Karl Justus Bernhard Neumärker : University of Freiburg
Dr. Daniel Bennett : Baylor University
Dr. Daniel Meierrieks : WZB
Job Market Paper : "Extractive Institutions, the Reversal of Fortune and the Historical Roots of Racism"
We show that differences in present levels of racism within a sample of former European colonies can be traced back to historical institutions. Our identification strategy relies on the reversal of fortune, a historical shock capturing the exogenous establishment of different institutions during the onset of European colonization. Using both OLS and multilevel analysis, we find extractive historical institutions to be a strong predictor of higher levels of racism independent of present and other explanatory factors at the individual and country levels. We argue and provide evidence this relationship is causal and operates through persistent internal norms, beliefs and values, resilient to changes in institutional and economic circumstances.
Job Market Contact; matthewbonick@yahoo.com and I will be available at :
The European Job Market for Economist in Naples, Italy, December 6-7, 2018
The Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) annual meeting in Atlanta, U.S., January 4-6, 2019.
I am Matthew Bonick and thank you for visiting my website. I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Freiburg at the Department of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic theory
Research Interests : Culture, Economic History, Institutional Economics, Economic Development, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Public Choice, Political Economy and Public Economics
Academic References:
Prof. Dr. Karl Justus Bernhard Neumärker : University of Freiburg
Dr. Daniel Bennett : Baylor University
Dr. Daniel Meierrieks : WZB
Job Market Paper : "Extractive Institutions, the Reversal of Fortune and the Historical Roots of Racism"
We show that differences in present levels of racism within a sample of former European colonies can be traced back to historical institutions. Our identification strategy relies on the reversal of fortune, a historical shock capturing the exogenous establishment of different institutions during the onset of European colonization. Using both OLS and multilevel analysis, we find extractive historical institutions to be a strong predictor of higher levels of racism independent of present and other explanatory factors at the individual and country levels. We argue and provide evidence this relationship is causal and operates through persistent internal norms, beliefs and values, resilient to changes in institutional and economic circumstances.
Job Market Contact; matthewbonick@yahoo.com and I will be available at :
The European Job Market for Economist in Naples, Italy, December 6-7, 2018
The Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) annual meeting in Atlanta, U.S., January 4-6, 2019.
Contact Information;
Email: matthewbonick@yahoo.com
Phone : +49 17686806831
Website: Link
Address:
University of Freiburg Department of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic Theory
Kollegiengebäude IIPlatz der Alten Synagoge, Freiburg, Germany, 79085
Email: matthewbonick@yahoo.com
Phone : +49 17686806831
Website: Link
Address:
University of Freiburg Department of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic Theory
Kollegiengebäude IIPlatz der Alten Synagoge, Freiburg, Germany, 79085