Geography has long been considered as a fundamental prerequisite for economic development and growth. In recent years …, a growing number of papers have considered the role of physical geography as a determinant of regional growth and …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … across regions, fostering predatory behavior from the poorly endowed ones. In such an environment it was mutually beneficial …, capital accumulation remained low and wealth inequality bounded. Geography and trade shaped the set of economically relevant …

development almost naturally follows a history-dependent spatial diffusion influenced by both physical geography and the quality …

that the influence of environment on optimal growth in the long-run may be explained by the detrimental effect of pollution …

shows that, depending on the relative damage inflicted by the two industries on the environment, it is possible that the …

&Gas industry and its links with the energy sector and the environment. In the next decade oil companies will have to deal with …