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The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This research establishes that migratory distance from the cradle of anatomically modern humans in East Africa and its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109381
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Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion
Galor, Oded; Savitskiy, Viacheslav - 2018
This research explores the origins of loss aversion and the variation in its prevalence across regions, nations and ethnic group. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the evolution of loss aversion in the course of human history can be traced to the adaptation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011815810
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Knocked-down Agriculture After De-industrialization; Another Destructive Influence of Neo-liberalism
Shafaeddin, Mehdi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The author shows that although some short term factors have contributed to the recent food crisis in developing countries, the crisis is rooted mainly in agricultural support policies of developed countries, liberalization of the agricultural sector by developing countries and contradictions in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789924
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Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2016
This research explores the economic causes and consequences of language structures. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that variations in pre-industrial geographical characteristics that were conducive to higher return to agricultural investment, larger gender gap in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584853
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Roots of Autocracy
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B. - 2017
of the exodus of human from Africa tens of thousands of years ago, contributed to the di↵erential formation of pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657148
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The Power of a Diverse Mindset in Shaping Prosperity
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2024
Research spanning various disciplines underscores the significance of cultural diversity in facilitating cross-pollination of ideas, while diminishing social cohesiveness. Yet, the exploration of the impact of an equally intriguing dimension of diversity has remained uncharted: has the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534341
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Jobs and Intimate Partner Violence - Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
Kotsadam, Andreas; Villanger, Espen - 2020
We identify the effects of employment on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by collaborating with 27 large companies in Ethiopia to randomly assign jobs to equally qualified female applicants. The job offers increase formal employment, earnings, and earnings shares within couples in the short and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179907
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What Do Lost Wallets Tell Us about Survey Measures of Social Capital?
Tannenbaum, David; Cohn, Alain; Zünd, Christian Lukas; … - 2020
We validate survey measures of social capital with a new data set that examines whether citizens report a lost wallet to its owner. Using data from more than 17,000 lost wallets across 40 countries, we find that survey measures of social capital - especially questions concerning generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269488
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The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266632
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The Impact of the Prehistoric Out-of-Africa Migration on Cultural Diversity
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2023
Evidence suggests that the prehistoric Out of Africa Migration has impacted the degree of intra-population genetic and …. Leveraging a folklore catalogue of 958 oral traditions across the world, we find that ethnic groups further away from East Africa …, phenotypic, and phonemic traits along the Out of Africa migration routes, setting conditions for the emergence and proliferation …
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