Hornbeck (2010)
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Contents
- 1 Empirical Questions:
- 1.1 What is the author's topic and hypothesis?
- 1.2 How does the author test the hypothesis?
- 1.3 What do the authors tests achieve?
- 1.4 How could the tests be improved on? Strengths? Weaknesses?
- 1.5 What are some alternative empirical strategies
- 1.6 How does the author rule out alternative hypotheses?
Empirical Questions:
What is the author's topic and hypothesis?
This paper examines the impact on agricultural development from a decrease in the cost of protecting farmland. Barbed wire appears to have had a substantial impact on agriculture development in the US and in particular, this may reflect an important role for protecting land and securing farmers' full bundle of property rights.
Theoretical Framework: [math]frac{\partial I}{\partial C_{p}}=frac{\partial I}{\partial P} /cdot frac{\partial P}{\partial C_{p}}[/math]
