This paper presents an empirical exploration of the geography of adolescents' occupational choices, using data covering …

measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …

distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for …

clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional exposure to trade competition from China. While the impacts of …