This research examines theoretically and empirically the origins of agriculture. The theory highlights the role of … a faster pace. Consequently, as long as climatic shocks preserved the possibility for agriculture, differences in the …, climatic volatility has a non-monotonic effect on the timing of the transition to agriculture. Farming was undertaken earlier …

some parts of the world began a transition to agriculture. Recent data strongly implicate climate change as the driving … made agriculture attractive. Once agriculture was initiated, rapid technological progress through artificial selection on …