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the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and …-lasting effect on the pattern of comparative economic development that is not captured by geographical, institutional, and cultural … factors. In particular, the level of genetic diversity within a society is found to have a hump-shaped effect on development …
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the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and … long-lasting effect on the pattern of comparative economic development that could not be captured by contemporary … a hump-shaped effect on development outcomes in the pre-colonial era, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial …
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This research establishes that migratory distance from the cradle of anatomically modern humans in East Africa and its effect on the distribution of genetic diversity across countries has a hump-shaped effect on nighttime light intensity per capita as observed by satellites, reflecting the...
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. -- Trust ; Legal Origins ; Colonization ; Institutions ; Causality ; Deep Rooted Factors of Development …
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This review essay critically interrogates the discourse and practice of development. It is argued that models of … alternative development remain imprisoned in the ontological categories of the development project, an ideological and … development is suggested …
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This paper assesses the relative merits and demerits of different East Asian models by placing them in a historical perspective. It re-interprets Gerschenkron's model of late industrialization, and extends it to compare East Asian economies in view of substituting and complementing models. It...
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of its economic development. The hypothesis advanced and empirically examined in this paper suggests that there are … empirically establish a highly statistically significant and robust non-monotonic effect of genetic diversity on development … development, this study demonstrates the economic significance of diversity in genetic traits, while abstaining entirely from …
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A 2015 World Bank report on attainment of Millennium Development Goals concludes that the number of extremely poor has … Africa. Ashraf and Galor have concluded that cross-country differences in development can be explained by genetic diversity …
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the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and … long-lasting effect on the pattern of comparative economic development that could not be captured by contemporary … a hump-shaped effect on development outcomes in the pre-colonial era, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110850
has had a long-lasting hump-shaped effect on comparative economic development, reflecting the trade-off between the … among Asian and European populations have been conducive for development, the high diversity of African populations and the … low diversity of Native American populations have been detrimental for the development of these regions …
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