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Geographical roots of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2018
This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation to the structure of the future tense, the agricultural determinants of gender bias to the presence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011950948
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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a significant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530753
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530812
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Disease environment and civil conflicts
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe; Valmori, Simona - 2011
also suggest the potential relevance of a channel linking geography to economic development that has not been investigated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235585
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael (contributor); Klasen, Stephan (contributor) - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003666472