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Galor, Oded - 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...

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The Democratic Window of Opportunity : Evidence from Riots in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aidt, Toke Skovsgaard - 2014

We show that drought-induced changes in the intensity of riots lead to moves towards democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, and that these changes are often a result of concessions made as a result of the riots. This provides evidence that low-intensity conflict can have a substantial short-run impact...

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The Effect of Shocks to Labour Market Flows on Unemployment and Participation Rates

Dixon, Robert John - 2014

that a shock to the net flow from unemployment to employment drive the unemployment rate and the participation rate in … opposite directions while a shock to the net flow from not in the labour force to unemployment drives the rates in the same …

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Demographic, Residential, and Socioeconomic Effects on the Distribution of 19th Century U.S. White Statures

Carson, Scott A. - 2009

Using a source of 19th century U.S. state prison records, this study addresses European-American stature variation. The most commonly cited sources for stature variation are diets, disease, and work effort. However, vitamin D is also vital in human statures and health. This paper demonstrates...

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Feeling the Heat : Temperature, Physiology & the Wealth of Nations

Heal, Geoffrey M. - 2014

Does temperature affect economic performance? Has temperature always affected social welfare through its impact on … physical and cognitive function? While many studies have explored the indirect links between climate and welfare (e … composite of labor hours, task performance, and effort – is decreasing in temperature deviations from the biological optimum. We …

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Demographic, Residential, and Socioeconomic Effects on the Distribution of 19th Century White Body Mass Index Values

Carson, Scott A. - 2021

Little research exists on the body mass index values of 19th century Americans of European descent. Using a new BMI data set and robust statistics, between 1860 and 1880, BMIs decreased across the distribution; however, after 1880, BMIs in the highest quantiles increased, while those in lower...

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Demographic, Residential, and Socioeconomic Effects on the Distribution of 19th Century African-American Body Mass Index Values

Carson, Scott A. - 2021

Little research exists on the body mass index values of late 19th and early 20th century African-Americans. Using a new BMI data set and robust statistics, this paper demonstrates that late 19th and early 20th century black BMI variation by age increased in their mid-30s but declined at older...

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Demographic, Residential, and Socioeconomic Effects on the Distribution of 19th Century African-American Stature

Carson, Scott A. - 2021

The use of height data to measure living standards is now a well-established method in the economic literature, and heights are related with vitamin D. Although African-Americans and whites have the genetic ability to reach similar terminal statures, 19th century blacks were consistently shorter...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316436

Geography, Insolation and Institutional Change in 19th Century African-American and White Stature in Southern States

Carson, Scott A. - 2021

The use of height data to measure living standards is now a well-established method in the economic literature. While much is known about 19th century black legal and material conditions, less is known about how 19th century biological conditions were related to the physical environment and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316462

Geography and Insolation in 19th Century US African-American and White Statures

Carson, Scott A. - 2021

The use of height data to measure living standards is now a well-established method in the economic literature. Moreover, while much is known about 19th century black legal and material conditions, less is known about how 19th century institutional arrangements were related to black stature....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316573

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