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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

and the evolution of societies from an epoch of stagnation to sustained economic growth. …

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From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory

Galor, Oded - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper examines the process of development from an epoch of Malthusian stagnation to a state of sustained economic … growth. The analysis focuses on recently advanced unified growth theories that capture the intricate evolution of income per … has been widely viewed as one of the most significant challenges facing researchers in the field of growth and development …

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Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

development, shedding new light on the sources of the remarkable rise in life expectancy since the Agricultural Revolution. The …

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On Market Forces and Human Evolution

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces …

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The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding

Desmet, Klaus; Nagy, David Krisztián; Rossi-Hansberg, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … liberalizing migration would increase welfare more than three-fold and would significantly affect the evolution of particular …

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Ethnic Inequality

Alesina, Alberto F; Michalopoulos, Stelios; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

comparative development. We also show that ethnic inequality goes in tandem with lower levels development within countries. Using …

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Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development

Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind; Trebbi, Francesco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining income levels around the world, using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of institutions 'trumps' everything else. Once institutions are...

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