This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces … of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time …

This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces … of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time …

This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces … of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time …

a larger predisposition towards child quality, contributing to the onset of the demographic transition and the evolution …

contributed to the onset of the demographic transition and thus to the evolution of societies to an era of sustained economic …