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Gould, Eric D; Moav, Omer; Simhon, Avi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper examines why developed countries are monogamous while rich men throughout history have tended to practice polygyny (multiple wives). Wealth inequality naturally produces multiple wives for rich men in a standard model of the marriage market where polygyny is not ruled out. Our model...

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Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions and the Great Divergence

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Vollrath, Dietrich - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

. The prediction of the theory regarding the adverse effect of the concentration of land ownership on education expenditure …

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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital and Poverty

Moav, Omer; Neeman, Zvika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Poor families around the world spend a large fraction of their income on consumption of goods that appear to be useless in alleviating poverty, while saving at very low rates and neglecting investment in health and education. Such consumption patterns seem to be related to the persistence of...

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and … economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population … theory suggests that prolonged economic stagnation prior to the transition to sustained growth stimulated natural selection …

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Heterogeneity, Stratification and Growth

Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

This paper examines how economic stratification affects inequality and growth over time. It studies economies where heterogenous agents interact through local public goods or externalities (school funding, neighbourhood effects) and economy-wide linkages (complementary skills, knowledge...

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From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality in the Process of Development

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper presents a unified theory that provides an intertemporal reconciliation between conflicting viewpoints about …

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Cheap Children and the Persistence of Poverty

Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper develops a theory of fertility and child educational choice that offers an explanation for the persistence …

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Inequality, Technology and the Social Contract

Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

The distribution of human capital and income lies at the center of a nexus of forces that shape a country’s economic, institutional and technological structure. I develop here a unified model to analyse these interactions and their growth consequences. Five main issues are addressed. First, I...

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Education, Income Distribution, and Growth: The Local Connection

Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

This paper develops a simple model of human capital accumulation and community formation by heterogeneous families, which provides an integrated framework for analysing the local determinants of inequality and growth. Five main conclusions emerge. First, minor differences in education...

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