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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2010
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a signifcant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669250
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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a significant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530753
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The Impact of the Prehistoric Out of Africa Migration on Cultural Diversity
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel C. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Evidence suggests that the prehistoric Out of Africa Migration has impacted the degree of intra-population genetic and … phenotypic diversity across the globe. This paper provides the first evidence that this migration has shaped cultural diversity …, phenotypic, and phonemic traits along the Out of Africa migration routes, setting conditions for the emergence and proliferation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287375
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Sin city?
Gautier, Pieter; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N. - 2007
Is moving to the countryside a credible commitment device for couples? Weinvestigate whether lowering the arrival rate of potential alternative partners bymoving to a less populated area lowers the dissolution risk for a sample of Danishcouples. We find that of the couples who married in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372526
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Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers
Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Kaya, Ezgi - 2015
This paper focuses on young adults living with their parents in the U.S. and studies the role of peers. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) we analyze the influence of high school friends on the nest-leaving decision of young adults. We achieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471456
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Young adults living with their parents and the influence of peers
Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Kaya, Ezgi - 2016
This paper studies the impact of peer behavior on living arrangements of young adults in the U.S. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) we analyze the influence of high school friends on the nest-leaving decision of young adults. We achieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517589
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Why do black workers search less? : a transport-mode based theory
Zenou, Yves - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003443914
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"Kultur-Token" sustainable business model : visualizing, tokenizing, and rewarding mobility behavior in Vienna, Austria
Foster, Gillian; Lamura, Maddalena; Hackel, Jakob - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien / Forschungsinstitut für … - 2020
The report "Kultur-Token Sustainable Business Model:Visualizing, Tokenizing, and Rewarding Mobility Behavior in Vienna, Austria" is the result of an ongoing scientific collaboration between the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics and the City of Vienna. This case study uses business modeling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303719
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From farmers to merchants : a human capital interpretation of Jewish economic history
Botticini, Maristella; Eḳshṭain, Tsevi - 2002
Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, finance, and medicine. This distinctive occupational selection occurred between the seventh and the ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire and then it spread to other locations. We...
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Fighting mobile crime
Crinò, Rosario; Immordino, Giovanni; Piccolo, Salvatore - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025046