Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/169289 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Migration [ISSN:] 2193-9039 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 24 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 1-19
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this paper, I illustrate their long-term consequences on contemporaneous socio-economic outcomes, drawing from my own previous work on the topic and from an extensive review of the available literature. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the 'sending' countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social implications. Next, I evaluate the consequences of the slave trade on the 'receiving' countries in the Americas. Here, I distinguish between the case of Latin America and that of the USA. Overall, I show that the slave trades exert a lasting impact along several contemporaneous socio-economic dimensions and across diverse areas of the world.
JEL: 
J47
J15
O15
N30
P48
Z10
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Document Type: 
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