Oded Galor

Brown University - Department of Economics

Professor

Providence, RI 02912

United States

http://www.econ.brown.edu/fac/Oded_Galor/

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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London

United Kingdom

http://www.econ.brown.edu/fac/Oded_Galor/

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Citation 55

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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Citation 74

From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory

Minerva Center for Economic Growth Working Paper No. 2004-1
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 08 Jul 2004
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Growth, Demographic Transition, Unified Growth Theory, Malthusian Epoch

From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory

Number of pages: 109 Posted: 19 Oct 2004
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Growth, technological progress, demographic transition, income distribution, human capital, evolution, natural selection, Malthusian stagnation, class structure

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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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Citation 25

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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Trading Population for Productivity

Brown University Working Paper No. 38-01
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Nov 2001
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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Unified Growth Theory, Comparative Advantage, Demographic Transition, Growth, International Trade

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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

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

Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 18 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2017
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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Comparative Development, Cultural Evolution, Language Structure, Future Tense, Politeness Distinctions, Grammatical Gender, Human Capital, Education

Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6149
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 01 Dec 2016
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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Comparative Development, Cultural Evolution, Language Structure, Future Tense, Politeness Distinctions, Grammatical Gender, Human Capital, Education

Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10379
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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comparative development, cultural evolution, language structure, future tense, politeness distinctions, grammatical gender, human capital, education

Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11917
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Assaf Sarid, Oded Galor and Omer Ozak
University of Haifa, Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Department of Economics
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Comparative development, Cultural Evolution, education, Future Tense, Grammatical Gender, Human Capital, Language Structure, Politeness Distinctions

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

Population, Technology, and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Dec 1998
Oded Galor and David N. Weil
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Population, Technology, and Growth: from the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition and Beyond

NBER Working Paper No. w6811
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022
Oded Galor and David N. Weil
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth

Minerva Center for Economic Growth Working Paper No. 4-04
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Sep 2004
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Growth, Technological Progress, Demographic Transition, Human Capital, Evolution, Malthusian Stagnation

The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Jan 2005
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Growth, technological progress, demographic transition, human capital, evolution, malthusian stagnation

The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Apr 2006
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Entrepreneurial Spirit, Risk Aversion, Growth, Technological Progress, Evolution, Natural Selection

The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 6022
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 26 Jun 2007
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Evolution, growth, natural Selection, risk Aversion, technological progress

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

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 29 Apr 2022
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
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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15166
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 23 May 2022
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Warwick 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
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
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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Land Productivity and Economic Development: Caloric Suitability vs. Agricultural Suitability

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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Caloric Suitability, Agricultural Suitability, Agricultural Productivity, Land Productivity, Economic Development, Population Density

Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Apr 2007
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Cultural assimilation, Cultural diffusion, Cultural diversity, Geography, Economic development, Agriculture, Industrialization

Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6444
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 30 May 2008
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion, cultural diversity, geography

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Citation 127

The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference

American Economic Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 26 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2016
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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Time preference, Delayed Gratification, Cultural Evolution, Economic Development, Comparative Development, Human Capital, Education, Saving, Smoking

The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5211
Number of pages: 145 Posted: 10 Mar 2015
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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time preference, delayed gratification, economic growth, culture, agriculture, economic development, evolution

The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8427
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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time preference, delayed gratification, economic growth, culture, agriculture, economic development, evolution

The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference

NBER Working Paper No. w20438
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 03 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 07 May 2023
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10122
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 23 Oct 2014
Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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agriculture, culture, delayed gratification, economic development, economic growth, evolution, time preference

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Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Jan 2006
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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International Trade, Demographic Transition, Industrial Revolution, Growth, Human Capital

Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5490
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 19 May 2006
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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International trade, demographic transition, industrial revolution, growth, human capital

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Citation 8

Diversity and Conflict

Number of pages: 102 Posted: 14 Mar 2018
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Social Conflict, Population Diversity, Ethnic Fractionalization, Ethnic Polarization, Interpersonal Trust, Political Preferences

Diversity and Conflict

Bravo Working Paper # 2020-005
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 24 Feb 2020
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Social conflict, population diversity, ethnic fractionalization, ethnic polarization, interpersonal trust, political preferences

Diversity and Conflict

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11487
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 02 May 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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interpersonal trust, ethnic polarization, ethnic fractionalization, population diversity, social conflict, political preferences

Diversity and Conflict

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13779
Number of pages: 113 Posted: 11 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2019
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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ethnic fractionalization, ethnic polarization, interpersonal trust, Political Preferences, population diversity, Social conflict

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Geographical Origins of Language Structures

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 09 Jan 2018
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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Comparative Development, Cultural Evolution, Language Structure, Future Tense, Politeness Distinctions, Long-Term Orientation, Grammatical Gender, Gender Bias, Hierarchy, Emergence of States

Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 11-07
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 May 2011
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Risk Aversion, Growth, Technological Progress, Evolution, Natural Selection

Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6327
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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risk aversion, growth, technological progress, evolution, natural selection

Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Apr 2011
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Risk Aversion, Growth, Technological Progress, Evolution, Natural Selection

Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

NBER Working Paper No. w17075
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 May 2011 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2022
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8377
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 May 2011
Oded Galor and Stelios Michalopoulos
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Evolution, Growth, Natural Selection, Risk Aversion, Technological Progress

Geographical Roots of the Coevolution of Cultural and Linguistic Traits

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 08 Dec 2018
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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Comparative Development, Cultural Evolution, Language Structures, Future Tense, Politeness Distinctions, Long-Term Orientation, Grammatical Gender, Gender Bias, Hierarchy, Emergence of States

Geographical Roots of the Coevolution of Cultural and Linguistic Traits

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11982
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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comparative development, cultural evolution, language structures, future tense, politeness distinctions, long-term orientation, grammatical gender, gender bias, hierarchy, emergence of states

Geographical Roots of the Coevolution of Cultural and Linguistic Traits

NBER Working Paper No. w25289
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development

American Economic Review, Forthcoming, MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 11-08
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 13 May 2011 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2013
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
Downloads 212 (298,504)
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The “Out of Africa” hypothesis, Human genetic diversity, Comparative development, Income per capita, Population density, Neolithic Revolution, Land productivity

The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6330
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Out of Africa hypothesis, human genetic diversity, comparative development, population density, Neolithic Revolution, land productivity, Malthusian stagnation

The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8500
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Comparative development, Human genetic diversity, Income per capita, Land productivity, Neolithic Revolution, Population density, The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis

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The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6334
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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mortality, fertility, human capital, gender gap, demographic transition, Unified Growth Theory

The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

NBER Working Paper No. w17057
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 May 2011 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8249
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 21 Feb 2011
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Demographic transition, Fertility, Gender Gap, Human capital, Mortality, Unified Growth Theory

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Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation

(Forthcoming AEA Papers and Proceedings)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Jan 2020
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
Downloads 186 (337,650)
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Human capital, Long-term Orientation, Gender Bias, Periphrastic Future Tense, Sex-Based Grammatical Gender, Culture, Language

Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12894
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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sex-based grammatical gender, periphrastic future tense, gender bias, long-term orientation, human capital, culture, language

Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation

NBER Working Paper No. w26699
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
Oded Galor, Ömer Özak and Assaf Sarid
Brown University - Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics and University of Haifa
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Human Genetic Diversity and Comparative Economic Development

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 05 May 2008
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Human genetic diversity, Comparative development, Population density, Neolithic Revolution, Land productivity, Malthusian stagnation

Human Genetic Diversity and Comparative Economic Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6824
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 12 Jun 2008
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Comparative development, Human genetic diversity, Land productivity, Malthusian stagnation, Neolithic Revolution, Population density

Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6328
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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inequality, human capital, growth, development, credit market imperfections

Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

NBER Working Paper No. w17058
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 23 May 2011 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Population Growth and Carbon Emissions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10380
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Gregory P. Casey and Oded Galor
Hamilton College - Economics Department and Brown University - Department of Economics
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climate change, economics, demography

Population Growth and Carbon Emissions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6223
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 Jan 2017
Gregory P. Casey and Oded Galor
Hamilton College - Economics Department and Brown University - Department of Economics
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climate change, economics, demography

Population Growth and Carbon Emissions

NBER Working Paper No. w22885
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2023
Gregory P. Casey and Oded Galor
Hamilton College - Economics Department and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Population Growth and Carbon Emissions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11659
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Nov 2016
Gregory P. Casey and Oded Galor
Hamilton College - Economics Department and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Ancient Origins of the Wealth of Nations

Bravo Working Paper No. 2020-022
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2020
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Crime, Migration, Venezuela Comparative development, human evolution, natural selection, preference for child quality, time preference, loss aversion, entrepreneurial spirit, the 'out of Africa' hypothesis, interpersonal diversity

The Ancient Origins of the Wealth of Nations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15345
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Nov 2020
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Jan 2008
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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International Trade , Demographic Transition, Growth, Human Capital

Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6678
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Jun 2008
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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Demographic Transition, Growth, Human Capital, International Trade

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Roots of Autocracy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6427
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 11 May 2017
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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autocracy, economic growth, diversity, institutions, out-of-Africa hypothesis of comparative development

Roots of Autocracy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10818
Number of pages: 106 Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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autocracy, economic growth, diversity, institutions, Out-of-Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development

Roots of Autocracy

NBER Working Paper No. w23301
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 05 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2023
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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The Nature of Conflict

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5486
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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civil conflict, genetic diversity, fractionalization, polarization, interpersonal trust, preferences for public goods, economic inequality

Diversity and Conflict

NBER Working Paper No. w21079
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2023
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Is Industrialization Conducive to Long-Run Prosperity?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5354
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 02 Jun 2015
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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economic growth, industrialization, steam engine

Is Industrialization Conducive to Long-Run Prosperity?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9158
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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economic growth, industrialization, steam engine

Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Jan 2013
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7176
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Feb 2013
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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genetic diversity, fractionalization, development

Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

NBER Working Paper No. w18738
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9306
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Cultural Diversity, Fractionalization, Genetic Diversity

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Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6917
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 May 2018
Oded Galor and Viacheslav Savitskiy
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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loss aversion, cultural evolution, evolution of preferences, natural selection, Malthusian epoch, growth, development

Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11816
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Oded Galor and Viacheslav Savitskiy
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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loss aversion, cultural evolution, evolution of preferences, natural selection, Malthusian epoch, growth, development

Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion

NBER Working Paper No. w25273
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 19 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2023
Oded Galor and Viacheslav Savitskiy
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13313
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Oded Galor and Viacheslav Savitskiy
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch

American Economic Review, Vol. 101, No. 5, 2011
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2012
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Technological Progress, Population Density, Malthusian Stagnation, Land Productivity, Neolithic Revolution

Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch

NBER Working Paper No. w17037
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 May 2011 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

NBER Working Paper No. w17640
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 03 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 06 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2012
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Cultural assimilation, Cultural diffusion, Cultural diversity, Geographical isolation, Economic development, Agriculture, Industrialization

Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6319
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion, cultural diversity, geographical isolation, economic development, agriculture, industrialization

The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Economic Development: Common Misconceptions

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Dec 2018
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Marc Klemp and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Comparative development, interpersonal population diversity, the out of Africa hypothesis

The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Economic Development: Common Misconceptions

CESifo Working Paper No. 7453
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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comparative development, interpersonal population diversity, the out of Africa hypothesis

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Roots of Inequality

CESifo Working Paper No. 10496
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 14 Jun 2023
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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inequality, diversity, culture, out-of-Africa migration

Roots of Inequality

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16210
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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inequality, diversity, culture, out-of-Africa migration

Roots of Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w31580
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 21 Aug 2023
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10474
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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genes, natural selection, human evolution, comparative development, race, the "out of Africa" hypothesis, genetic diversity

The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6349
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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comparative development, human evolution, natural selection, genes, race, the “out of Africa” hypothesis, genetic diversity

The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development

NBER Working Paper No. w23199
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11873
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2018
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Comparative development, genes, genetic diversity, human evolution, natural selection, race, the �out of Africa� hypothesis

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The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4550
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2022
Oded Galor and David N. Weil
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Oct 2001
Oded Galor and David N. Weil
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Development trap, fertility, gender gap, growth, multiple equilibria

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The Complementary between Technology and Human Capital in the Early Phase of Industrialization

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5485
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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capital-skill complementarity, economic growth, industrialization, human capital, steam engine

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The "Out of Africa" Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w17216
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 16 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2023
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6423
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 10 May 2017
Williams College - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Brown University - Department of Economics, American University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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labor coercion, serfdom, emancipation, industrialization, physical capital accumulation, capital-skill complementarity, demand for human capital, nineteenth-century Prussia

Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12822
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 05 Apr 2018
Williams College - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Brown University - Department of Economics, American University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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capital-skill complementarity, demand for human capital, emancipation, Industrialization, Labor coercion, nineteenth-century Prussia, physical capital accumulation, serfdom

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Isolation and Development

Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 8, Nos. 2 & 3, 2010
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2012
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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Growth, Development, Isolation, Agglomeration, Globalization, International Trade

Isolation and Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7531
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Ömer Özak
Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University - Department of Economics
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Agglomeration, Development, Globalization, Growth, Isolation

The Impact of the Prehistoric Out of Africa Migration on Cultural Diversity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16068
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 30 May 2023
Brown University - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Out of Africa migration, culture, diversity, folklore

The Impact of the Prehistoric Out of Africa Migration on Cultural Diversity

NBER Working Paper No. w31274
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 May 2023 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Roots of Cultural Diversity

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11524
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 13 Dec 2024
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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diversity, culture, out-of-Africa, folkloric diversity, musical diversity, social norms

Roots of Cultural Diversity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17481
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Brown University - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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diversity, culture, out-of-africa, folkloric diversity, musical diversity, social norms

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Flowers of Evil? Industrialization and Long Run Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11681
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 20 Aug 2018
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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economic growth, human capital, industrialization, steam engine, cultural inertia

2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture - Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Dec 2009
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Growth, Comparative Development, Globalization, Technological Progress, Demographic Transition, Diversity, Human Capital, Malthusian Stagnation

2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture -- Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7519
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Comparative Development, Demographic Transition, Diversity, Globalization, Growth, Human Capital, Malthusian Stagnation, Technological Progress

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Inclusive Institutions and Long-Run Misallocation

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
Brown University - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Inclusive institutions, Exclusive institutions, Networks, Labor misallocation, Development, Persistence

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The Ancient Origins of the Wealth of Nations

CESifo Working Paper No. 8624
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Williams College, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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comparative development, human evolution, natural selection, preference for child quality, time preference, loss aversion, entrepreneurial spirit, the “out of Africa� hypothesis, interpersonal diversity

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Technology-Skill Complementarity in the Early Phase of Industrialization

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9758
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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technology-skill complementarity, economic growth, industrialization, human capital, steam engine

Unified Growth Theory: Roots of Growth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11571
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Dec 2024
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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growth, inequality, unified growth theory, human capital, demographic transition, Malthusian epoch

Unified Growth Theory: Roots of Growth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations

NBER Working Paper No. w33288
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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Diversity and Conflict

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6989
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 18 Jun 2018
National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow), Williams College - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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social conflict, population diversity, ethnic fractionalization, ethnic polarization, interpersonal trust, political preferences

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Be Fruitful and Multiply? Moderate Fecundity and Long-Run Reproductive Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8025
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Mar 2014
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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demography, evolution, natural selection, fecundity, quantity-quality trade-off, long-run reproductive success

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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8433
Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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demography, evolution, human capital formation, natural selection, fecundity, quantity-quality trade-off, long-run reproductive success, economic growth

The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation

NBER Working Paper No. w20474
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2022
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10136
Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Oded Galor and Marc Klemp
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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demography, economic growth, evolution, fecundity, human capital formation, long-run reproductive success, natural selection, quantity-quality trade-off

Flowers of Evil? Industrial Development and Long-Run Prosperity

NBER Working Paper No. w23701
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 21 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2023
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Flowers of Evil? Industrialization and Long Run Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12278
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2018
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Economic Growth, Human Capital, Industrialization, Steam Engine

Technology-Skill Complementarity in Early Phases of Industrialization

NBER Working Paper No. w23197
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 27 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 21 May 2022
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Technology-Skill Complementarity in Early Phases of Industrialization

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11865
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 02 Mar 2017
Raphael Franck and Oded Galor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Economic Growth, Human Capital, Industrialization, Steam Engine., Technology-Skill Complementarity

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Why are a Third of People Indian and Chinese? Trade, Industrialization and Demographic Transition

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Feb 2002
Oded Galor and Andrew Mountford
Brown University - Department of Economics and Royal Holloway, University of London
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International trade, demographic transition, industrial revolution, growth, human capital

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Unified Growth Theory: Engines of Growth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17491
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Dec 2024
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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human capital, Unified Growth Theory, inequality, growth, demographic transition, Malthusian epoch

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Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7057
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Dec 2008
Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor
Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics
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Land, Malthusian Stagnation, Population Dynamics, Technological Progress

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Multiple Growth Regimes Insights from Unified Growth Theory

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6427
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2008
Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics
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convergence clubs, Malthusian epoch, sustained growth, unified growth theory

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The Nature of Civil Conflict

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2014
Durham University Business School, Williams College - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics

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Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond

American Economic Review, Vol. 90, No. 4, Pp. 806-828, September 2000
Posted: 28 Jan 2001
Oded Galor and David N. Weil
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics

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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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From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 2082
Posted: 24 Mar 1999
David N. Weil and Oded Galor
Brown University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Economics

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Technological Progress, Mobility and Economic Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper Series 1413
Posted: 22 Jan 1997
Oded Galor and Daniel Tsiddon
Brown University - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics

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