TY - BOOK AU - Imam,Patrick AU - Kpodar,Kangni TI - Does an Inclusive Citizenship Law Promote Economic Development? T2 - IMF Working Paper SN - 1484393686 AV - JF801 .I53 2019 U1 - 323.6 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Citizenship KW - Economic aspects KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover; Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CITIZENSHIP LAWS: JUS SOLI VS JUS SANGUINIS; A. General Principles; B. History of Citizenship Laws by Region; C. Jus Soli vs Jus Sanguinis: Different Impact on Economic Development?; III. THE DATA, MODEL, AND ECONOMETRIC APPROACH; A. The Data and Sample; B. Model Specification; C. Econometric Strategy; IV. THE RESULTS; A. OLS Estimates; B. Panel Estimates; C. Additional Specifications; D. Accounting for the Counterfactual Using the Synthetic Control Method; V. CONCLUSION; References; Figures; 1. Citizenship Laws, 2014; 2. Real GDP Per Capita in Jus Soli and Non-Jus Soli Developing Countries, 1970-20143. Synthetic Control Method: Treatment Effect of Moving from a Jus Soli Law to a Jus Sanguinis Law; Tables; 1. Citizenship and Development: OLS Results; 2. Citizenship and Development: Panel and Instrumental Variable Estimations; 3. Citizenship and Development: Alternative Definition of Citizenship Law; 4. Citizenship and Development: Additional Control Variables; 5. Dynamics of Citizenship Laws in Developing Countries, 1948 vs. 2014; Appendix Tables; A1. Citizenship and Development: OLS Results; A2. First-Stage Regressions to Instrument the Jus Soli VariableAppendix Figures; A1. SCM Results: Real GDP per Capita (log) in Treated and Control Units, 1960-2014; A2. Placebo Tests: Treatment effect for Treated Units and Donor Pool, 1960-2014; Annex; I. Country Samples UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2015066 ER -