Resources

Data sets  

• Anthropometric data
  • Moradi, A. (2009). Men under Arms in Colonial Africa: Gold Coast Regiment. [ GCR | Manual ]
  • Moradi, A. and S. Mylavarapu (2008). Men under Arms in Colonial Africa: East African Forces. [ EAF | Manual ]
  • Leys, N. M. and T. A. Joyce (1913). Note on a Series of Physical Measurements from East Africa. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 43(1): 195-267 [ Leys and Joyce ]  
• Other data
  • Cazzuffi, C. and Moradi, A. (2012). “Membership Size and Cooperative Performance: Evidence from Ghanaian Cocoa Producers’ Societies, 1930–36.” Economic History of Developing Regions 27(1): 67-92. [ Cazuffi and Moradi | Manual ]
  • Cogneau, D. and Moradi, A. (2014). Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo Since Colonial Times, Journal of Economic History. [ Cogneau and Moradi | Manual ]
• Replication Files
  • Jedwab, D., F. Meier zu Selhausen and Moradi, A. (2022). The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development (with Remi Jedwab and Felix Meier zu Selhausen), Journal of Economic Growth. [ Replication files ]
  • Jedwab, D., F. Meier zu Selhausen and Moradi, A. (2021). Christianization without Economic Development: Evidence from Missions in Ghana, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. [ Replication files ]
  • Jedwab, D. and Moradi, A. (2016). The Permanent Effects of Transportation Revolutions in Poor Countries: Evidence from Africa, Review of Economics and Statistics. [ Replication files ]
  • Jedwab, R., E. Kerby and Moradi A. (2016). History, Path Dependence and Development: Evidence from Colonial Railroads, Settlers and Cities in Kenya. The Economic Journal. [ Replication files ]
• Data depository of the African Economic History Network

GIS

• Georeferenced Data of Christian Mission Stations, Ghana (1752-1932), (with Felix Meier zu Selhausen and Remi Jedwab) [ Data in Brief | Data and Code ]
• Guggisberg, F.G. 1908, 1908 Index to the 1:125,000 Map of the Gold Coast Colony and Ashanti, W. & A.K. Johnston Limited [ PDF | Excel ]
• 1931 Gold Coast Census [ PDF | Excel ]
• Survey Headquarters Accra, 1937: Road Map of the Gold Coast, Southern Sheet, April 1937.
  The Class variable codes 3 types of roads:
  – Class I: Roads suitable for motor traffic throughout the year.
  – Class II: Roads suitable for motor traffic but occasionally closed.
  – Class III: Roads suitable for motor traffic in dry season only.
  [ Ghana Road Map 1937 ]