The out of Africa hypothesis of comparative development reflected by nighttime light intensity

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This research establishes that migratory distance from the cradle of anatomically modern humans in East Africa and its effect on the distribution of genetic diversity across countries has a hump-shaped effect on nighttime light intensity per capita as observed by satellites, reflecting the trade-off between the beneficial and the detrimental effects of diversity on productivity. The finding lends further credence to the hypothesis that a significant portion of the variation in the standard of living across the globe can be attributed to factors that were determined in the distant past.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2014-4

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative ; Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative ; Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative ; Economic Development: General ; Economywide Country Studies: General ; Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
• Subject: Nighttime light intensity ; Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development ; Genetic Diversity ; Comparative Development ; migratory distance from Africa

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ashraf, Quamrul ; Galor, Oded ; Klemp, Marc
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Brown University, Department of Economics
• (where): Providence, RI
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/102633
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET