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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...

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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...

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The impact of the prehistoric out-of-Africa migration on cultural diversity

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel … - 2023 - Original version: April 2023, this version: May 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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The macrogenoeconomics of comparative development

Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded - 2017

vibrant literature, highlighting the roles played by the Neolithic Revolution and the prehistoric "out of Africa" migration of …

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The agricultural origins of time preference

Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2015

This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis, and establishes empirically that geographical variations in the natural return to agricultural investment have had a persistent effect on the distribution of time preference...

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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...

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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 differential formation of pre …

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Roots of inequality

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2023 - This version: August 2023

inequality across societies can be attributed to variation in societal interpersonal diversity, shaped by the prehistorical out-of-Africa …

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The power of a diverse mindset in shaping prosperity

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; 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...

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The out of Africa hypothesis of comparative economic development : common misconceptions

Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B. - 2019

The importance of the prehistoric migration of anatomically modern humans from Africa for comparative economic …

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