by Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav, and Luigi Pascali Why are some nations so much poorer than others? Two striking facts are revealed by the spatial distribution of economic activities since the Neolithic Revolution some ten thousand years ago. First, research has highlighted an exceptional persistence in the levels of economic, technological, and political development around … Continue reading The Origin of the State: Land Productivity or Appropriability?
The Origin of the State: Land Productivity or Appropriability?
