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Postal address:	Dept of Economics Brown University Providence RI 02912
Workplace:	Economics Department, Brown University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

1. Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)

2012

2. Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (4)
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (4)
   Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (5)
3. Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (7)
   Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science (2011) View citations (7)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (9)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (7)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2012)
4. Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
5. The "Out of Africa" Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (3)
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2012) View citations (13)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (8)
   Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
6. The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (5)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History (2012)

2011

7. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
   Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010) View citations (15)
   Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2009

8. 2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture -- Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (1)
9. Inequality and Economic Development: An Overview
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
10. Isolation and Development
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (1)
    Also in Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2009)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2010)
11. The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (9)

2008

12. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusain Epoch: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11)
13. Human Genetic Diversity and Comparative Economic Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (20)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (26)
14. Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions and the Great Divergence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
    Also in DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2006) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2009)
15. Malthusian Population Dynamics: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
16. Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (39)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2008)

2007

17. Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (33)
18. Multiple Growth Regimes – Insights from Unified Growth Theory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Macroeconomics (2007)
19. The Neolithic Revolution and Contemporary Variations in Life Expectancy
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (24)

2006

20. Darwinian Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
21. Economic Growth in the Very Long-Run
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
22. Human Capital, Fertility and Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
23. Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions, and Great Divergence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (22)
24. Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (22)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (29)
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA (2004) View citations (7)
25. The Demographic Transition
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (86)
26. Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (45)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

27. Discrete Dynamical Systems
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (19)
28. Land Inequality and the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (50)
29. Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process: Theory and Evidence
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (12)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (11)
30. The Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions in the Process of Development
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (1)
31. Unified Growth Theory
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (77)

2004

32. Das Human Kapital: A Theory of the Demise of the Class Structure
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2006)
33. Food for Thought: Basic Needs and Persistent Educational Inequality
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (20)
34. From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality and the Process of Development
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (160)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (28)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2004)
35. From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (19)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (113)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (4)
    See also Chapter (2005)
36. Introduction to Stability Analysis of Discrete Dynamical Systems
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations (1)
37. Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (10)
38. The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)
39. Trading Population for Productivity
    GE, Growth, Math methods, EconWPA View citations (27)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (42)

2002

40. Why are a Third of People Indian and Chinese? Trade, Industrialization and Demographic Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)

2001

41. Das Human Kapital
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (44)
42. Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (23)
    Arbetsrapport, Institute for Futures Studies (2000) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

1999

43. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (164)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

1998

44. Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (17)
45. Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality, and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
46. Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (41)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (105)
47. Population, Technology, and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

1996

48. Convergence? Inferences from Theoretical Models
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (142)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1996)
49. Technological Progress, Mobility and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv View citations (43)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)
50. The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1997)

1995

51. The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (120)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1996)

1994

52. Human Capital Distribution, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)

1993

53. Life Expectancy, Human Capital Formation, and Per-Capita Income
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1988

54. A Theory of Career Mobility
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1990)

1984

55. Intertemporal equilibrium and the transfor paradox
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1987)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 528-33
   See also Working Paper (2013)
2. The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 1-46
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

3. Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (2), 759-780 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
4. The demographic transition: causes and consequences
   Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (1), 1-28 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

5. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (5), 2003-41 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
6. Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development
   Rivista di Politica Economica, 2011, (2), 9-21

2010

7. Isolation and Development
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (2-3), 401-412 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
8. THE 2008 LAWRENCE R. KLEIN LECTURE-COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS FROM UNIFIED GROWTH THEORY
   International Economic Review, 2010, 51, (1), 1-44 View citations (10)

2009

9. Inequality in Landownership, the Emergence of Human-Capital Promoting Institutions, and the Great Divergence
   Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76, (1), 143-179 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

10. Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence
    Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 1143-1179 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

11. Multiple growth regimes - Insights from unified growth theory
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2007, 29, (3), 470-475 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

12. Das Human-Kapital: A Theory of the Demise of the Class Structure
    Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (1), 85-117 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
13. Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 299-303 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

14. The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 494-504 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

15. From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality and the Process of Development
    Review of Economic Studies, 2004, 71, (4), 1001-1026 View citations (141)
    Also in Review of Economic Studies, 2004, 71, (4), 1001-1026 (2004) View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

16. Natural Selection And The Origin Of Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (4), 1133-1191 View citations (344)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

17. Evolution and growth
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 718-729 View citations (16)

2000

18. Ability-Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality, And Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (2), 469-497 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
19. Income distribution and the process of development
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 706-712 View citations (32)
20. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 806-828 View citations (430)

1999

21. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 150-154 View citations (180)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1997

22. Fertility, income distribution, and economic growth: Theory and cross-country evidence
    Japan and the World Economy, 1997, 9, (2), 197-229 View citations (35)
23. Technological Progress, Mobility, and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (3), 363-82 View citations (189)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
24. The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (1), 93-124 View citations (156)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

25. Convergence? Inferences from Theoretical Models
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (437), 1056-69 View citations (197)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
26. Income Distribution and Growth: The Kuznets Hypothesis Revisited
    Economica, 1996, 63, (250), S103-17 View citations (41)
27. The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 374-87 View citations (260)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1994

28. Tariffs, Income Distribution and Welfare in a Small Overlapping-Generations Economy
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (1), 173-92 View citations (18)
29. Terms of Trade and Current Account Dynamics: A Methodological Critique
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (4), 1001-14 View citations (4)

1993

30. Income Distribution and Macroeconomics
    Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (1), 35-52 View citations (1202)

1992

31. A Two-Sector Overlapping-Generations Model: A Global Characterization of the Dynamical System
    Econometrica, 1992, 60, (6), 1351-86 View citations (85)
32. Growth via External Public Debt and Capital Controls
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (2), 269-81 View citations (4)
33. The Choice of Factor Mobility in a Dynamic World
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (2), 135-44 View citations (6)
34. Transitory Productivity Shocks and Long-Run Output
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (4), 921-33 View citations (2)

1991

35. Dynamic efficiency of steady-state equilibria in an overlapping-generations model with productive capital
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (4), 385-390 View citations (21)
36. Technological breakthroughs and development traps
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (1), 11-17 View citations (4)
37. The Impact of Differences in the Levels of Technology on International Labor Migration
    Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 1-12 View citations (13)
38. The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance
    Journal of Development Economics, 1991, 35, (2), 399-405 View citations (41)

1990

39. A Theory of Career Mobility
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (1), 169-92 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
40. Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance
    International Economic Review, 1990, 31, (2), 463-67 View citations (73)
41. Search Unemployment in an Overlapping-Generations Setting
    International Economic Review, 1990, 31, (2), 409-19 View citations (3)

1989

42. Existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium in an overlapping-generations model with productive capital
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1989, 49, (2), 360-375 View citations (72)

1988

43. The Long-run Implications of a Hicks-Neutral Technical Progress
    International Economic Review, 1988, 29, (1), 177-83 View citations (3)

1987

44. Intertemporal Equilibrium and the Transfer Paradox
    Review of Economic Studies, 1987, 54, (1), 147-56 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1984)

1986

45. Global dynamic inefficiency in the absence of international policy coordination: A north-south case
    Journal of International Economics, 1986, 21, (1-2), 137-149 View citations (5)
46. Minimum Wage in a General Equilibrium Model of International Trade and Human Capital
    International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 149-64 View citations (10)
47. Time preference and international labor migration
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1986, 38, (1), 1-20 View citations (50)

Chapters

2005

1. From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory
   Chapter 04 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 171-293 View citations (264)
   See also Working Paper (2004)

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Growth
   Springer