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Ice age climate, somatic capital, and the timing of the neolithic transition
Grall, Lothar - 2016
This paper proposes somatic capital as a hitherto neglected variable in the discussion of factors impacting the timing of the Neolithic transition. It develops an evolutionary growth theory that builds on the trade-off between the quantity and the quality of offspring. The theory suggests that...
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The Climatic Origins of the Neolithic Revolution : Theory and Evidence
Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Michalopoulos, Stelios - 2012
This research examines theoretically and empirically the origins of agriculture. The theory highlights the role of climatic sequences as a fundamental determinant of both technological sophistication and population density in a hunter-gatherer regime. It argues that foragers facing volatile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058134
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Paleoeconomics : Climate Change and Economic Development in Prehistory
Olsson, Ola - 2024
States I: Mesopotamia and Egypt -- 14. First States II: Indus, China, Peru and Mexico -- 15. End of Prehistory. …This accessible and insightful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of prehistory. By … interacted with climate change and propelled economic development during prehistory. The origin of modern concerns, including …
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The origins of sedentism : climate, population, and technology
Dow, Gregory K.; Reed, Clyde G. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 119 (2015), pp. 56-71
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Contexts for prehistoric exchange
Ericson, Jonathon E. (ed.); Earle, Timothy K. (ed.) - 1982
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Vozniknovenie i razvitie pervobytnogo sposoba proizvodstva : pervobytnoe vosproizvodjaščee chozjajstvo ; politiko-ėkonomičeskoe očerki
Rumjancev, Aleksej Matveevič - 1985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000708505
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Isolation and development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2009
This paper exploits cross-country variation in the degree of geographical isolation, prior to the advent of sea-faring and airborne transportation technologies, to examine its impact on the course of economic development across the globe. The empirical investigation establishes that prehistoric...
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Isolation and development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2009
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Isolation and development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - In: Journal of the European Economic Association 8 (2010) 2/3, pp. 401-412
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Wie man früher reich wurde : die Wirtschaft in den frühen Hochkulturen
Fischleder, Ferdinand - 2011
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