genetic diversity ; Comparative development ; Population density ; Neolithic Revolution ; Land productivity ; Malthusian …

. Using exogenous cross-country variations in land productivity and the timing of the Neolithic Revolution, the analysis … demonstrates that, in accordance with the Malthusian theory, societies that were characterized by higher land productivity and an …-1500 CE. -- Technological Progress ; Population Dynamics ; Malthusian Stagnation ; Land Productivity ; Neolithic Revolution …

suitability in the examination of the effect of land productivity on comparative economic development. The analysis demonstrates … Suitability Index dominates the conventional measure in capturing the effect of land productivity on pre-colonial population …

This research explores the effects of within-group heterogeneity on group-level productivity. It establishes that … detrimental effects of diversity on productivity. Moreover, the study demonstrates that variations in within- ethnic-group genetic …