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Indigenous Self-Governance and Development on American Indian Reservations

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  • Dustin Frye
  • Dominic P. Parker

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The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People promotes self-governance as a matter of justice rather than economics. How will self-governance affect the incomes of indigenous people? To gain insight, we compare long-run income growth on American Indian reservations with and without federal oversight through the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. Reservations with more autonomy had 12–15 percent higher income per capita in 2016, even conditional on 1930s income. However, these more autonomous reservations also experienced wider income variance with more downside risk. The findings are consistent with theory emphasizing the development trade-offs between local and centralized governance.

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  • Dustin Frye & Dominic P. Parker, 2021. "Indigenous Self-Governance and Development on American Indian Reservations," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 233-237, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:233-37
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211099
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    1. Terry L. Anderson & Dominic P. Parker, 2024. "Culture, sovereignty, and the rule of law: lessons from Indian country," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 199(3), pages 405-419, June.
    2. Ennio E. Piano & Louis Rouanet, 2024. "The calculus of american indian consent: the law and economics of tribal constitutions," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 199(3), pages 341-366, June.
    3. Donn. L. Feir & Maggie E. C. Jones & David Scoones, 2024. "When do nations tax? The adoption of property tax codes by First Nations in Canada," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 199(3), pages 285-318, June.
    4. Donn L Feir & Rob Gillezeau & Maggie E C Jones, 2024. "The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 91(3), pages 1634-1670.

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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • K38 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Human Rights Law; Gender Law; Animal Rights Law
    • N42 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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