We investigate how historical patterns of primary production influenced development across local economies in Argentina. Our identification strategy exploits exogenous variation in the composition of primary production induced by climatic features. We find that locations specializing in ranching had weaker linkages with other activities, higher concentration in land ownership, lower population density, and less immigration than cereal-producing areas. Over time, ranching localities continued to exhibit lower population density, and they experienced relatively sluggish industrialization. Ultimately, ranching specialization had large negative effects on long-run levels of income per capita and human capital.

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主要产品、联系和发展：来自阿根廷的证据

我们调查初级生产的历史模式如何影响阿根廷当地经济的发展。我们的识别策略利用了由气候特征引起的初级生产组成的外源变化。我们发现，与谷物产区相比，专门从事牧场经营的地区与其他活动的联系较弱，土地所有权集中度较高，人口密度较低，移民较少。随着时间的推移，牧场地区的人口密度继续降低，工业化进程相对缓慢。归根结底，牧场专业化对人均收入和人力资本的长期水平有很大的负面影响。