adherence is systematically larger along the pre- Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular …) shaped its subsequent economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred … differential gains from trade across regions, fostering predatory behavior from the poorly endowed ones. In such an environment it …

performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade across regions … systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The teory argues that this particular type of geography (i … system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth inequality …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred di¤erential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

redistribution featuring direct income transfers in return for safe passage to conduct trade. A commitment problem, however, rendered …-enforcing under large gains from trade and high proportions of arid land. While such principles fostered the expansion of trade within …This study explores the interaction between trade and geography in shaping the Islamic economic doctrine and in turn …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade ….cial to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

This paper studies the effects of changes in transportation costs on industrialization, inter-regional trade and …