Omer Moav

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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London

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University of Warwick - Department of Economics

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Reichman University

Israel

  • University of Warwick - Department of Economics

  • Reichman University

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Brown University Working Paper No. 2000-18
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Nov 2000
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Growth, Technological Progress, Fertility, Human Capital, Evolution, Natural Selection, Malthusian Stagnation

Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Mar 2001
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Evolution, fertility, growth, human capital, Malthusian stagnation, natural selection, technological progress

Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Posted: 18 Nov 2002
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Growth, Technological Progress, Fertility, Human Capital, Evolution, Natural Selection, Malthusian Stagnation

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From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality in the Process of Development

Brown University Working Paper No. 99-27
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Nov 2000
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Income Distributions, Growth, Credit Constraints, Human Capital

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Das Human Kapital

Brown University Working Paper No. 2000-17
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 31 Jul 2003
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Industrial Revolution, Human Capital, Growth, Class Structure, Education Reforms

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Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy

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Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy

Minerva Center for Economic Growth Paper No. 02-05
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jul 2004
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Life Expectancy, growth, technological progress, evolution, Natural Selection, Malthusian Stagnation

Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5373
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Feb 2006
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Life expectancy, growth, technological progress, evolution, natural selection, Malthusian stagnation

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The Neolithic Origins of Contemporary Variations in Life Expectancy

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2008
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Life Expectancy, Growth, Technological Progress, Evolution, Natural Selection, Malthusian Stagnation

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Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence

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Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence

Brown Economics Working Paper No. 2003-04
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Mar 2003
Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath
Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and University of Houston - Department of Economics
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Land Inequality, Institutions, Geography, Human capital accumulation, Growth

Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence

Hebrew Univ. Dept. of Econ. Working Paper No. 2002-11
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jul 2002
Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath
Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and University of Houston - Department of Economics
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Land Inequality, Institutions, Geography, Human capital accumulation, Growth

Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 May 2003
Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath
Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and University of Houston - Department of Economics
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Land inequality, development, human capital accumulation, growth

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The Mystery of Monogamy

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The Mystery of Monogamy

Hebrew University Economics Working Paper No. 2003
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 31 Aug 2003
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Avi Simhon
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Marriage, Monogamy, Polygyny, Human Capital, Inequality

The Mystery of Monogamy

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Apr 2005
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Avi Simhon
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Marriage, monogamy, polygyny, human capital, inequality

The Mystery of Monogamy

American Economic Review, Vol. 98, No. 1, 2008
Posted: 29 Apr 2008
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Avi Simhon
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions, and the Great Divergence

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Citation 163

Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions, and the Great Divergence

Brown University Economics Working Paper No. 06-14
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Feb 2005
Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath
Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and University of Houston - Department of Economics
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Land inequality, institutions, geography, human capital accumulation, growth

Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions and the Great Divergence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6751
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jun 2008
Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath
Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and University of Houston - Department of Economics
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Geography, Great Divergence, Growth, Human capital, Institutions, Land Inequality

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Israel's Brain Drain

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Israel's Brain Drain

Israel Economic Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-22, 2007
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 29 Apr 2008
Eric D. Gould and Omer Moav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Israel's Brain Drain

Israel Economic Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-22, 2007
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Nov 2012
Eric D. Gould and Omer Moav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword

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The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 29 Apr 2022
Raphael Franck, Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Ömer Özak
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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Life expectancy, health, mortality, neolithic revolution, epidemiological transition, infectious disease, auto-immune disease, diabetes, Crohn's disease, HIV, COVID-19

The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword

CESifo Working Paper No. 9667
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 12 Apr 2022
Raphael Franck, Omer Moav, Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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life expectancy, health, mortality, Neolithic Revolution, epidemiological transition, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, Crohn’s Disease, HIV, COVID-19

The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword

NBER Working Paper No. w30221
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 11 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Raphael Franck, Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Ömer Özak
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Southern Methodist University (SMU)
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The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: a Double-Edged Sword

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17160
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 31 May 2022
Raphael Franck, Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Omer Ozak
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics
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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital, and Poverty

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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital, and Poverty

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2009
Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital, Poverty

Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital and Poverty

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6864
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Jun 2008
Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital, Poverty

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Cheap Children and the Persistence of Poverty

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Citation 103

Cheap Children and the Persistence of Poverty

Maurice Falk Institute Discussion Paper No. 01.02
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Aug 2001
Omer Moav
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Fertility, Human Capital, Growth

Cheap Children and the Persistence of Poverty

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Nov 2001
Omer Moav
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Fertility, human capital, growth

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Income Distribution and Macroeconomics: Convex Technology and the Role of Intergenerational Transfers

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 8-1998
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 28 Dec 2000
Omer Moav
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Growth, Wealth Distribution, Human Capital

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Transparency, Appropriability and the Early State

CEPR DP No. 8548
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Sep 2011
Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Transparency, Appropriability, The Early State, Institutions, Land Tenure

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Precautionary Demand for Education, Inequality, and Technological Progress

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Precautionary Demand for Education, Inequality, and Technological Progress

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Nov 2000
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Bruce A. Weinberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics
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Precautionary Demand for Education, Inequality, and Technological Progress

Posted: 22 Jul 2002
Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav and Bruce A. Weinberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics

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When is 'Too Much' Inequality Not Enough? The Selection of Israeli Emigrants

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When is 'Too Much' Inequality Not Enough? The Selection of Israeli Emigrants

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 15 Jun 2008
Eric D. Gould and Omer Moav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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emigration, selection, observable skills, unobservable skills

When is 'Too Much' Inequality Not Enough? The Selection of Israeli Emigrants

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6955
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 Dec 2008
Eric D. Gould and Omer Moav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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country-specific skills, emigration, general skills, income inequality, return to education

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Social Stratification, Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Non-Monotonic Evolution of the Education Premium

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Social Stratification, Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Non-Monotonic Evolution of the Education Premium

Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel Working Paper No. 00.09
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Nov 2000
Yishay Maoz and Omer Moav
The Open University of Israel - Department of Management and Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Social Stratification, Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Non-Monotonic Evolution of the Education Premium

Posted: 06 Jul 2004
Yishay Maoz and Omer Moav
The Open University of Israel - Department of Management and Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Inequality, Growth, Human Capital, Capital-Skill Complementarity, Stratification

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Geography, Transparency and Institutions

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Geography, Transparency and Institutions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 9625, September 2013
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 12 Oct 2013
Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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geography, institutions, land tenure, state capacity, state concentration and transparency

Geography, Transparency and Institutions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9625
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 03 Sep 2013
Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Geography, Institutions, Land Tenure, State Capacity, State Concentration, Transparency

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The Quality of Information and Incentives for Effort

Hebrew University Working Paper No. 2005-01
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Jan 2005
Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Reputation, incentives, precision of information, experience good, credence good

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Saving Rates and Poverty: The Role of Conspicuous Consumption and Human Capital

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Dec 2010
Omer Moav and Zvika Neeman
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Boston University
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Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital, Poverty, Status, Saving

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Technological Progress and Regress in Pre-Industrial Times

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Technological Progress and Regress in Pre-Industrial Times

Journal of Economical Growth, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2008
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Dec 2005
Shekhar S. Aiyar, Carl‐Johan Dalgaard and Omer Moav
International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Technological Regress, Technological Progress, Malthusian Stagnation, Division of Labor

Technological Progress and Regress in Pre-Industrial Times

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5454
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Apr 2006
Omer Moav, Shekhar S. Aiyar and Carl‐Johan Dalgaard
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Technological regress, technological progress, Malthusian stagnation, division of labour

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Why Not Borrow, Invest, and Escape Poverty?

Number of pages: 107 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
Dagmara Celik Katreniak, Alexey Khazanov, Omer Moav, Zvika Neeman and Hosny Zoabi
National Research University Higher School of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Tel Aviv University and New Economic School (NES)
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Risk aversion, Microfinance, Investment, Poverty, Development

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The Microfinance Disappointment: An Explanation Based on Risk Aversion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12659
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Alexey Khazanov, Omer Moav, Zvika Neeman and Hosny Zoabi
Boston College, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and New Economic School (NES)
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Intergenerational Mobility and the Process of Development

Posted: 17 Sep 2002
Yishay Maoz and Omer Moav
The Open University of Israel - Department of Management and Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Intergenerational Income Mobility, Inequality, Growth, Human Capital

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Income Distribution and Macroeconomics: The Persistence of Inequality in a Convex Technology Framework

Posted: 09 Sep 2002
Omer Moav
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Growth, Wealth distribution, Human Capital

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Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality and Growth

Posted: 14 Nov 2000
Oded Galor and Omer Moav
Brown University - Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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