This paper establishes that the Caloric Suitability Index (CSI) dominates the commonly used measure of agricultural suitability in the examination of the effect of land productivity on comparative economic development. The analysis demonstrates that the agricultural suitability index does not...

Introduction -- Levels and trends in population distribution -- Internal migration -- Population distribution and population ageing -- Poverty in an urbanizing world -- Urbanization and access to basic services -- Urbanization and demographic behaviour -- Population distribution policies --...

This research contributes to the understanding of human genetic diversity within a society as a significant determinant of its economic development. The hypothesis advanced and empirically examined in this paper suggests that there are socioeconomic trade-offs associated with genetic diversity...