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Homepage:	http://www.odedgalor.com
Phone:	401-863-2117
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

2023

1. Roots of Inequality
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
2. The Impact of the Prehistoric Out of Africa Migration on Cultural Diversity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (3)

2022

3. Structural Change, Elite Capitalism, and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
4. The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
   EcoEvoRxiv, Center for Open Science (2022)
   Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2022)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2022)

2020

5. Diversity and Conflict
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (44)
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (10)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (32)
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2019) View citations (11)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (8)
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2018) View citations (11)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2020)
6. Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020) View citations (17)
   Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (17)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2020)
7. The Ancient Origins of the Wealth of Nations
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (1)

2019

8. Human Genealogy Reveals a Selective Advantage to Moderate Fecundity*
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (22)
9. The Impact of Climate Change on Fertility
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
   Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2019) View citations (7)
10. The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Economic Development: Common Misconceptions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)

2018

11. Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (15)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (15)
12. Climatic Roots of Loss Aversion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (10)
13. Flowers of Evil? Industrialization and Long Run Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2018)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2021)
14. Geographical Origins of Language Structures
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (5)
15. Geographical Roots of the Coevolution of Cultural and Linguistic Traits
    Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (5)
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2018) View citations (5)
16. Interpersonal Diversity and Socioeconomic Disparities Across Populations: A Reply to Rosenberg and Kang
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
17. The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (55)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (5)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (5)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2018)

2017

18. Flowers of Evil? Industrial Development and Long-Run Prosperity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
19. Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (40)
    Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (44)
    Working Papers, University of Haifa, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (35)
20. Is faster economic growth compatible with reductions in carbon emissions? The role of diminished population growth
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2016)
21. Roots of Autocracy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (13)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (13)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (4)
22. Technology-Skill Complementarity in Early Phases of Industrialization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (27)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Economic Journal (2022)

2016

23. Origins and Consequences of Lanquage Structures
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
24. Population Growth and Carbon Emissions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4)
25. The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (303)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (19)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (26)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (30)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (3)
    Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)

2015

26. Heterogeneity and Productivity
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
27. Industrialization and the Fertility Decline
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
28. Is Industrialization Conducive to Long-Run Prosperity?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (5)
29. Land Productivity and Economic Development: Caloric Suitability vs. Agricultural Suitability
    Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics View citations (72)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (71)
30. The Complementary between Technology and Human Capital in the Early Phase of Industrialization
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (6)
31. The Nature of Conflict
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (13)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (17)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (24)

2014

32. Be Fruitful and Multiply? Moderate Fecundity and Long-Run Reproductive Success
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (1)
33. Population Dynamics and Long-Run Economic Growth
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
34. The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (11)
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (13)
35. The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (30)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (28)

2013

36. Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (90)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (91)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (102)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (104)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2013) View citations (90)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (95)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
37. Inclusive Institutions and Long-Run Misallocation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013)
38. Income Distribution and Macroeconomics
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (28)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (1989) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1993)

2012

39. Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (61)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (52)
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (52)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (57)
40. Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (95)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (14)
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science (2011) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2012)
41. Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (61)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (56)
    See also Chapter (2011)
42. The "Out of Africa" Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (74)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (28)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (40)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2012) View citations (43)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
43. The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (183)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (19)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History (2012)

2011

44. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (251)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (258)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (11)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2011) View citations (265)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2010

45. Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Rivista di Politica Economica (2011)

2009

46. 2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture -- Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2010)
47. Inequality and Economic Development: An Overview
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (32)
48. Isolation and Development
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (7)
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2009)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2010)
49. The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (18)

2008

50. Human Genetic Diversity and Comparative Economic Development
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (14)
51. 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 (58)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (14)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (41)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2006) View citations (71)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2009)
52. Towards a Unified Theory of Economic Growth: Oded Galor on the Transition from Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
53. Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (238)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (231)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2008)

2007

54. Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (46)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (33)
55. Multiple Growth Regimes ? Insights from Unified Growth Theory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (31)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Macroeconomics (2007)
56. The Neolithic Revolution and Contemporary Variations in Life Expectancy
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (62)

2006

57. Darwinian Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
58. Economic Growth in the Very Long Run
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (4)
59. Human Capital, Fertility and Growth
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (1)
60. 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 (30)
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (13)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (56)
61. The Demographic Transition
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (97)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (9)
62. Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (120)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (121)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

63. Das Human-Kapital: A Theory of the Demise of the Class Structure
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    Also in GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2006)
64. Discrete Dynamical Systems
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (34)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (1)
    See also Book (2007)
65. Land Inequality and the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (61)
66. 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 (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (25)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (37)
67. The Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions in the Process of Development
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
68. Unified Growth Theory
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    See also Book (2011)

2004

69. Food for Thought: Basic Needs and Persistent Educational Inequality
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (22)
70. From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality and the Process of Development
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (782)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (39)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2004)
71. From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (139)
    Also in GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (31)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter (2005)
72. Introduction to Stability Analysis of Discrete Dynamical Systems
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
73. Land Inequality and the Origin of Divergence and Overtaking in the Growth Process
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (27)
74. The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (3)
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)
75. Trading Population for Productivity
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (57)
    Also in GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (31)

2002

76. 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 (37)

2001

77. 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 (114)
78. Evolution and growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2001)
79. Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (27)
    Arbetsrapport, Institute for Futures Studies (2000) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

80. Income Distribution and the Process of Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2000)

1999

81. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (378)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)
82. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)

1998

83. Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
84. Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality, and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (87)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
85. Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (61)
86. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (127)
87. 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 (16)

1996

88. Convergence? Inferences from Theoretical Models
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (418)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (359)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1996)
89. Technological Progress, Mobility and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv View citations (48)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1996) View citations (9)
    Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers, Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research (1996) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)
90. The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers, Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research (1996) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies (1996) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1997)

1995

91. Fertility, income distribution, and economic growth: Theory and cross-country evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Japan and the World Economy (1997)
92. Income Distribution and Growth: The Kuznets Hypothesis Revisited
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
93. The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (32)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (20)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (70)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1996)

1994

94. Human Capital Distribution, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (17)

1993

95. Life Expectancy, Human Capital Formation, and Per-Capita Income
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (3)

1990

96. A Two-Sector Overlapping-Generations Model: A Global Characterization of the Dynamical System
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1992)
97. The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1991)

1989

98. Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1990)

1988

99. A Theory of Career Mobility
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1988)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1990)
100. Dynamic efficiency of steady-state equilibria in an overlapping-generations model with productive capital
     Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (1991)
101. Existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium in an overlapping-generations model with productive capital
     Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1989)
102. Three Notes on the Economic Performance of Migrants
     EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1985

103. Time preference and international labor migration
     Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1986)

1984

104. Intertemporal equilibrium and the transfor paradox
     LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, 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

2022

1. Technology-Skill Complementarity in Early Phases of Industrialisation
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (642), 618-643 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2021

2. Flowers of evil? Industrialization and long run development
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2021, 117, (C), 108-128 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2020

3. Diversity and Conflict
   Econometrica, 2020, 88, (2), 727-797 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 309-13 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
5. The journey of humanity: Roots of inequality in the wealth of nations
   Economics and Business Review, 2020, 6, (2), 7-18 View citations (3)

2018

6. The Macrogenoeconomics of Comparative Development
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, (3), 1119-55 View citations (54)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2016

7. The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (10), 3064-3103 View citations (308)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2013

8. Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 528-33 View citations (105)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
9. The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 1-46 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

10. Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (2), 759-780 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
11. The demographic transition: causes and consequences
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (1), 1-28 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

12. Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (5), 2003-41 View citations (284)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
13. Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2011, (2), 9-21 View citations (487)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

14. Isolation and Development
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (2-3), 401-412 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
15. THE 2008 LAWRENCE R. KLEIN LECTURE-COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS FROM UNIFIED GROWTH THEORY
    International Economic Review, 2010, 51, (1), 1-44 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

16. 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 (450)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

17. Trading Population for Productivity: Theory and Evidence
    Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 1143-1179 View citations (244)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

18. Multiple growth regimes - Insights from unified growth theory
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2007, 29, (3), 470-475 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

19. Das Human-Kapital: A Theory of the Demise of the Class Structure
    Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (1), 85-117 View citations (381)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
20. Trade and the Great Divergence: The Family Connection
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 299-303 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

21. The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 494-504 View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

22. From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality and the Process of Development
    Review of Economic Studies, 2004, 71, (4), 1001-1026 View citations (760)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

23. Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (4), 1133-1191 View citations (784)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

24. Evolution and growth
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 718-729 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

25. Ability-Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality, and Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (2), 469-497 View citations (345)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
26. Income distribution and the process of development
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 706-712 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
27. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 806-828 View citations (1650)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

28. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 150-154 View citations (401)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1997

29. Fertility, income distribution, and economic growth: Theory and cross-country evidence
    Japan and the World Economy, 1997, 9, (2), 197-229 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
30. Technological Progress, Mobility, and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (3), 363-82 View citations (289)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
31. The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (1), 93-124 View citations (273)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

32. Convergence? Inferences from Theoretical Models
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (437), 1056-69 View citations (442)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
33. The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 374-87 View citations (702)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1994

34. Migration, Human Capital Formation, and Long-Run Output
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1994, 59-68 View citations (20)
35. Tariffs, Income Distribution and Welfare in a Small Overlapping-Generations Economy
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (1), 173-92 View citations (26)
36. Terms of Trade and Current Account Dynamics: A Methodological Critique
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (4), 1001-14 View citations (16)

1993

37. Income Distribution and Macroeconomics
    Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (1), 35-52 View citations (2539)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

1992

38. A Two-Sector Overlapping-Generations Model: A Global Characterization of the Dynamical System
    Econometrica, 1992, 60, (6), 1351-86 View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
39. Growth via External Public Debt and Capital Controls
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (2), 269-81 View citations (7)
40. The Choice of Factor Mobility in a Dynamic World
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (2), 135-44 View citations (10)
41. Transitory Productivity Shocks and Long-Run Output
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (4), 921-33 View citations (3)

1991

42. Dynamic efficiency of steady-state equilibria in an overlapping-generations model with productive capital
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (4), 385-390 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
43. Technological breakthroughs and development traps
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (1), 11-17 View citations (5)
44. The Impact of Differences in the Levels of Technology on International Labor Migration
    Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 1-12 View citations (23)
45. The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance
    Journal of Development Economics, 1991, 35, (2), 399-405 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1990

46. A Theory of Career Mobility
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (1), 169-92 View citations (302)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
47. Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance
    International Economic Review, 1990, 31, (2), 463-67 View citations (130)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
48. Search Unemployment in an Overlapping-Generations Setting
    International Economic Review, 1990, 31, (2), 409-19 View citations (5)

1989

49. 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 (138)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1988

50. The Long-run Implications of a Hicks-Neutral Technical Progress
    International Economic Review, 1988, 29, (1), 177-83 View citations (6)

1987

51. Intertemporal Equilibrium and the Transfer Paradox
    Review of Economic Studies, 1987, 54, (1), 147-156 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (1984)

1986

52. 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 (6)
53. Minimum Wage in a General Equilibrium Model of International Trade and Human Capital
    International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 149-64 View citations (15)
54. Time preference and international labor migration
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1986, 38, (1), 1-20 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper (1985)

Books

2011

1. Unified Growth Theory
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (603)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

2. Discrete Dynamical Systems
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (61)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

Edited books

2009

1. Inequality and Economic Development: The Modern Perspective
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (28)

Chapters

2011

1. Inequality, Human Capital Formation, and the Process of Development
   Elsevier View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
2. Introduction
   A chapter in Unified Growth Theory, 2011

2007

3. Examples of Two-Dimensional Systems
   Springer
4. Higher-Order and Non-Autonomous Systems
   Springer
5. Multi-Dimensional, First-Order, Linear Systems: Characterization
   Springer
6. Multi-Dimensional, First-Order, Linear Systems: Solution
   Springer
7. Multi-Dimensional, First-Order, Nonlinear Systems
   Springer
8. One-Dimensional, First-Order Systems
   Springer

2006

9. Inequality and the process of development
   Chapter 1 in Economic Growth and Distribution, 2006, pp 1-39

2005

10. From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory
    Chapter 04 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 171-293 View citations (820)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Growth
   Springer