marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the … regime from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in either the proportion of … rich males, or an increase in the proportion of rich females. Strict monogamy is a prerequisite to serial monogamy, as it …

marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the … regime from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in either the proportion of … rich males, or an increase in the proportion of rich females. Strict monogamy is a prerequisite to serial monogamy, as it …

conservative areas were more likely to delay fertility/marriage and to accumulate human capital in the long run. We then show how …

This paper examines the role of human capital persistence in explaining long-term development. We exploit variation …

literature, calling it the Lump of Learning model of human capital and development, and describes five ways that research has … Lump of Learning model, pointing toward a new paradigm for research on skilled migration and development. …

Conventional wisdom about the relationship between income distribution and economic development has been subjected to … the development process. In early stages of industrialization, as physical capital accumulation was a prime engine of … growth, inequality enhanced the process of development by channeling resources towards individuals whose marginal propensity …

Conventional wisdom about the relationship between income distribution and economic development has been subjected to … the development process. In early stages of industrialization, as physical capital accumulation was a prime engine of … growth, inequality enhanced the process of development by channeling resources towards individuals whose marginal propensity …