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Genetic Diversity and Economic Development : Assessing the Key Findings in Ashraf and Galor (2013)

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  • Raymond Caraher

    (Hampshire College)

  • Michael Ash

    (Department of Economics and School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Abstract

We replicate Ashraf and Galor (2013) and find that its conclusions concerning the association between human genetic diversity and economic development depend substantially on coding errors and sample selection. We correct the coding errors and add or update data on genetic diversity and population density from high-quality sources. We find little support for the hypothesis that variation in genetic diversity among subpopulations has a systematic relationship with economic development.

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  • Raymond Caraher & Michael Ash, 2018. "Genetic Diversity and Economic Development : Assessing the Key Findings in Ashraf and Galor (2013)," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2018-05, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ums:papers:2018-05
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    1. Ryan H. Murphy, 2021. "Plausibly exogenous causes of economic freedom," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 85-105, April.

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    Keywords

    genetics; development;

    JEL classification:

    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N50 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O50 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - General
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General

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