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Title: The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development

Author(s): Quamrul H. Ashraf and Oded Galor

Publication Date: February 2017

Keyword(s): Comparative development, genes, genetic diversity, human evolution, natural selection, race and the �??out of Africa�?? hypothesis

Programme Area(s): Economic History and Macroeconomics and Growth

Abstract: The importance of evolutionary forces for comparative economic performance across societies has been the focus of a vibrant literature, highlighting the roles played by the Neolithic Revolution and the prehistoric 'out of Africa' migration of anatomically modern humans in generating worldwide variations in the composition of human traits. This essay provides an overview of the literature on the macrogenoeconomics of comparative development, underscoring the significance of evolutionary processes and of human population diversity in generating differential paths of economic development across societies. Furthermore, it examines the contribution of a recent hypothesis set forth by Nicholas Wade, regarding the evolutionary origins of comparative development, to this important line of research.

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Ashraf, Q and Galor, O. 2017. 'The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=11873