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100			_aJaramillo, Laura
245			_aWhy has the grass been greener on one side of Hispaniola? A comparative growth analysis of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
260			_c2009
520			_aExamines whether the divergence in per capita real GDP of the two countries is the inevitable result of disparities in initial conditions. Examines also, to what extent it is the result of differences in the policies pursued in each country since 1960. Concludes that initial conditions cannot fully explain the growth divergence, but rather policy decisions have played a central role in the growth trends of the two countries.
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