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

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2010

This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a signifcant 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...

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Genetic diversity and the origins of cultural fragmentation

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2013

genetic diversity, predominantly determined during the prehistoric out of Africa migration of humans, is an underlying cause …

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The out of Africa hypothesis of comparative development reflected by nighttime light intensity

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B. - 2014

This research establishes that migratory distance from the cradle of anatomically modern humans in East Africa and its effect on the distribution of genetic diversity across countries has a hump-shaped effect on nighttime light intensity per capita as observed by satellites, reflecting 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. - 2018

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

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Trading population for productivity : theory and evidence

Galor, Oded (contributor); Mountford, Andrew (contributor) - 2008

This research argues that the differential effect of international trade on the demand for human capital across countries has been a major determinant of the distribution of income and population across the globe. In developed countries the gains from trade have been directed towards investment...

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Dynamics and stagnation in the Malthusian epoch : theory and evidence

Ashraf, Quamrul (contributor); Galor, Oded (contributor) - 2008

This paper empirically tests the predictions of the Malthusian theory with respect to both population dynamics and income per capita stagnation in the pre-Industrial Revolution era. The theory suggests that improvements in technology during this period generated only temporary gains in income...

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Post-1500 population flows and the long run determinants of economic growth and inequality

Putterman, Louis G. (contributor); … - 2008

different source countries in the year 1500. Using this matrix, we analyze how post-1500 migration has influenced the level of …’s territory, without adjusting for migration. Measures of the ethnic or linguistic heterogeneity of a country’s current population … ; Migration ; Income Inequality ; State History ; Linguistic Distance …

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Human genealogy reveals a selective advantage to moderate fecundity

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B. - 2019

This research presents the first evidence that moderate fecundity had maximized long-run reproductive success in the human population. Using a reconstructed genealogy for nearly half a million individuals in Quebec during the 1608-1800 period, we find that while a high fecundity was associated...

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The impact of climate change on fertility

Casey, Gregory; Shayegh, Soheil; Moreno Cruz, Juan; … - 2019

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Geographical origins and economic consequences of language structures

Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömar; 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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