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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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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012

the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and … long-lasting effect on the pattern of comparative economic development that could not be captured by contemporary … a hump-shaped effect on development outcomes in the pre-colonial era, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial …

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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012

a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were …-possibility frontiers and flourished in the technological paradigm that characterized the agricultural stage of development. The lack of … development. Consistently with the theory, the empirical analysis establishes that (i) geographical isolation prevalent in pre …

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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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Roots of autocracy

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B. - 2017

Exploiting a novel geo-referenced data set of population diversity across ethnic groups, this research advances the hypothesis and empirically establishes that variation in population diversity across human societies, as determined in the course of the exodus of humans from Africa tens of...

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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

of differential cultural diversity and economic development across the world. …

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