Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study - 2009
adherence is systematically larger along the pre- Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular … differential gains from trade across regions, fostering predatory behavior from the poorly endowed ones. In such an environment it … attractive. As a result, capital accumulation remained low and wealth inequality bounded. Geography and trade shaped the set of …