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Evolution and the Growth Process:Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012

economic development and the dynamics of inequality withinand across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit … evolved non-monotonicallyin the course of human history. In early stages of development, risk-tolerant, growthpromoting traits … process of economic development. Inmature stages of development, however, risk-averse traits gained an evolutionary advantage …

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The Evolution of the Racial Gap in Education and the Legacy of Slavery

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011

We study the evolution of racial educational inequality across US states from 1940 to 2000. We show that throughout this period, despite evidence of convergence, the racial gap in attainment between blacks and whites has been persistently determined by the initial gap. We obtain these results...

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Lockdown Accounting

Gottlieb, Charles - 2020

We measure the effect of lockdown policies on employment and GDP across countries using individual- and sector-level data. Employment effects depend on the ability to work from home, which ranges from about half of total employment in rich countries to around 35% in poor countries. This gap...

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Left-Handedness and Economic Development

Mariani, Fabio; Mercier, Marion; Pensieroso, Luca - 2022

This paper studies the interplay between left-handedness and economic development. To explain the decline and … economic development influences the prevalence of left-handedness through structural change and a genetic mechanism driven by … the link between handedness and economic performance varies across stages of development. Consistent with the implications …

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Regional Differences in Intersectoral Linkages and Diverse Patterns of Structural Transformation

Paul, Saumik; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2022

Intersectoral linkages can act as shock propagation channels and shape the pattern of structural transformation. To our knowledge, no research has examined how subnational differences in intersectoral linkages impact such spillover effects. We hypothesize that regional differences in local...

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Evolution and the Growth Process : Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

Galor, Oded - 2012

economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit … evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history. In early stages of development, risk-tolerant, growth promoting … and the process of economic development. In mature stages of development, however, risk-averse traits gained an …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110853

Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

Ashraf, Quamrul H. - 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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Migration Elasticities, Fiscal Federalism and the Ability of States to Redistribute Income

Giertz, Seth H. - 2012

This paper develops a simulation model in order to examine the effectiveness of state attempts at redistribution under a variety of migration elasticity assumptions. Key outputs from the simulation include the impact of tax-induced migration on state revenues, excess burden, and fiscal...

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Do Unions Promote Members' Electoral Office Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares

Sojourner, Aaron - 2012

Controversies over the promise and perils of union political influence have erupted around the U.S. This study develops the first evidence on the degree to which labor unions develop members' political leadership in the broader community by studying the relationship between state legislators'...

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The Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Less-Educated Immigration into U.S. States

Simpson, Nicole B. - 2012

This paper uses a gravity model of migration to analyze how income differentials affect the flow of immigrants into U.S. states using annual data from the American Community Survey. We add to existing literature by decomposing income differentials into short- and long-term components and by...

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