The out of Africa hypothesis of comparative development reflected by nighttime light intensity

This research establishes that migratory distance from the cradle of anatomically modern humans in East Africa and its effect on the distribution of genetic diversity across countries has a hump-shaped effect on nighttime light intensity per capita as observed by satellites, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial and the detrimental effects of diversity on productivity. The finding lends further credence to the hypothesis that a significant portion of the variation in the standard of living across the globe can be attributed to factors that were determined in the distant past.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Ashraf, Quamrul ; Galor, Oded ; Klemp, Marc
Publisher:	Providence, RI : Brown University, Department of Economics
Subject:	Nighttime light intensity \| Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development \| Genetic Diversity \| Comparative Development \| migratory distance from Africa

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Series:	Working Paper ; 2014-4
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	785970924 [GVK] hdl:10419/102633 [Handle] RePEc:bro:econwp:2014-4 [RePEc]
Classification:	N10 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations. General, International, or Comparative ; N30 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Income and Wealth. General, International, or Comparative ; N50 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries. General, International, or Comparative ; O10 - Economic Development. General ; O50 - Economywide Country Studies. General ; Z10 - Cultural Economics. General
Source:	EconStor

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