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Exploiting a novel geo-referenced data set of population diversity across ethnic groups, this research advances the hypothesis and empirically establishes that variation in population diversity across human societies, as determined in the course of the exodus of human from Africa tens of...
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to middle and from middle to high income, which shows the persistence of each group.The paper "Development Theory and … Globalization, the Second Wave: A Reinterpretation" to which this Appendix II applies is available at the following URL: "http …
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Distributed ledger technology, invented for cryptocurrencies, is increasingly understood as a new general-purpose technology for a broad range of economic activities that rely on consensus of a database of transactions or records. However, blockchains are more than just a disruptive new ICT....
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This essay focuses on two questions: How do the current economic systems and institutions of Islamic nations differ from those of other nations at roughly the same stage of economic development? And what is the impact of Islam on the economic and social performance of these nations? Using a...
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This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving for political power and private rents. We find that economic development has different impacts on policy choices, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income...
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. This paper examines the theory and operation of international trade law and institutions and questions whether these … institutions in fact promote economic growth as proponents claim. Neither neo-liberal economic theory nor empirical studies support …
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This paper uses a Ricardian model to generate predictions about the influence of institutions on trade in differentiated (complex) and commoditized (simple) products and then uses a rich international trade data set for empirical tests. The model draws the distinction between the role of...
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In this paper we analyse the labor market and its relationship with globalization in two groups of countries similar in … structures. On the one hand we look at Argentina, Brazil and Chile, on the other hand we analyse South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand …. It is argued that the Latin American group adopted pro-globalization policies too quickly and without an adequate social …
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