We explore the role of an individual's historical lineage in determining economic status, holding constant his or her current location. This is complementary to the more common approach to studying how history shapes economic outcomes across locations. Motivated by a large literature in social...

We explore the role of an individual's historical lineage in determining economic status, holding constant his or her current location. This is complementary to the more common approach to studying how history shapes economic outcomes across locations. Motivated by a large literature in social...

Does a person's historical lineage influence his or her current economic status? Motivated by a large literature in social sciences stressing the effect of an early transition to agriculture on current economic performance at the level of countries, we examine the relative contemporary status of...

Does a person's historical lineage influence his or her current economic status? Motivated by a large literature in social sciences stressing the effect of an early transition to agriculture on current economic performance at the level of countries, we examine the relative contemporary status of...

Immer mehr Menschen streben das perfekte Leben an, für sich und bereits für die eigenen Kinder - ob es um Fitness, Schönheit, Jugendlichkeit, schulische oder berufl iche Erfolge geht. In seinem Augen öff nenden Buch zeigt Klaus Werle, wer davon wirklich profi tiert: eine Industrie aus...