Why Do Ex-French Sub-Saharan Colonies Fare Better Economically Than Ex-British Ones?

Does the colonial history of sub-Saharan African countries still play a role in their economic performance? Ioannis Bournakis (SKEMA Business School), Marian Rizov and Dimitris Christopoulos compared the performance of 35 of these countries over more than 40 years: those that inherited a French legal framework were more efficient than those that inherited a British legal framework.