This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces …

This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of … economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit … evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history. In early stages of development, risk-tolerant, growth promoting …

preference evolution? We show that it is in a couple's common interest to obey a rule requiring them to give specified amounts of …

This paper studies the interplay between left-handedness and economic development. To explain the decline and … economic development influences the prevalence of left-handedness through structural change and a genetic mechanism driven by … the link between handedness and economic performance varies across stages of development. Consistent with the implications …

This paper reviews the literature concerning the evolution of cultural traits in general and preferences in particular … effectively the clone of an existing one (either a parent or anyone else), there may be evolution only in the demographic sense … that the share of the population who hold a certain trait increases or decreases. Evolution in the strict sense of new …

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