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Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2012

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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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...

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Roots of inequality

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2023 - This version: August 2023

Why does inequality vary across societies? We advance the hypothesis that in a market economy, where earning diﬀerentials reﬂect variations in productive traits among individuals, a signiﬁcant component of the diﬀerences in income inequality across societies can be attributed to...

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Roots of inequality

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2023

Why does inequality vary across societies? We advance the hypothesis that in a market economy, where earning differentials reflect variations in productive traits among individuals, a significant component of the differences in inequality across societies can be attributed to variation in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287027

Roots of inequality

Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P. B.; Wainstock, Daniel C. - 2023

Why does inequality vary across societies? We advance the hypothesis that in a mar- ket economy, where earning differentials re ect variations in productive traits among individuals, a significant component of the differences in inequality across societies can be attributed to variation in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289124

From Foraging to Farming : The So-Called 'Neolithic Revolution'

Pryor, Frederic L. - 2005

This essay provides evidence that the invention of agriculture was not a dramatic technological advance in the history of humankind and that agriculture was quite consistent with nomadic hunting and gathering. The available clues also suggests that exact origins of agriculture do not seem...

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Trade and exchange : archaeological studies from history and prehistory

Dillian, Carolyn D. (ed.); White, Carolyn L. (ed.) - 2010

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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword

Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022

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Grundlagen der globalen Welt : vom Beginn bis 1200 v.Chr.

Jockenhövel, Albrecht (contributor); … - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft - 2009

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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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