Replication: Did the colonial mita cause a population collapse? What current surnames reveal in Peru

This is the
replication package for our paper titled "Did the colonial <i>mita</i> cause a
population collapse? What current surnames reveal in Peru". We present
quantitative evidence that the <i>mita </i>introduced by the Spanish crown in 1573
caused

the
decimation of the native-born male population. The mass baptisms after the
conquest of Peru in 1532 resulted in the assignation of surnames for the first
time. We argue that past mortality displacement and mass out-migration were
responsible for differences in the surnames observed in <i>mita </i>and non-<i>mita
</i>districts today. Using a regression discontinuity and data from the Peruvian Electoral
Roll of 2011, we find that <i>mita </i>districts have 47 log points fewer surnames
than non-<i>mita </i>districts, 65 log points fewer surnames that are present in only one district, and 93 log points fewer surnames that are solely present
in one area (<i>mita</i> or non-<i>mita</i>).