the technological environment during the pre-industrial era had generated only temporary gains in income per capita …-country variations in land productivity and the level of technological advancement the analysis demonstrates that, in accordance with the … theory, technological superiority and higher land productivity had significant positive effects on population density but …

income per capita stagnation in the pre-Industrial Revolution era. The theory suggests that improvements in technology during … this period generated only temporary gains in income per capita, eventually leading to a larger but not richer population …. Using exogenous cross-country variations in land productivity and the timing of the Neolithic Revolution, the analysis …

This paper explores the secular decline in the employment share in agriculture as a result of productivity growth in … subsistence constraint and productivity in agriculture. Given the calibrated value for subsistence level of consumption in … agriculture, labor productivity in this sector implies a share of employment in agriculture in the model that turns out to be very …

effects of diversity on productivity. While the intermediate level of genetic diversity prevalent among Asian and European …

beneficial and the detrimental effects of diversity on productivity. While the low diversity of Native American populations and …

effects of diversity on productivity. While the intermediate level of genetic diversity prevalent among Asian and European …

services rather than trends in industry. Britain’s productivity lead in services before World War II reflected external …Germany overtook Britain in comparative productivity levels for the whole economy primarily as a result of trends in … economies of scale in a highly urbanised economy with an international orientation. Low productivity in Germany reflected the …