Replication data for: Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Quamrul Ashraf; Oded Galor

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Project Citation: 

Ashraf, Quamrul, and Galor, Oded. Replication data for: Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112634V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The origin of the uneven distribution of ethnic and cultural fragmentation across countries has been underexplored, despite the importance attributed to the effects of diversity on the stability and prosperity of nations. Building on the role of deeply-rooted biogeographical forces in comparative development, this research empirically demonstrates that genetic diversity, predominantly determined during the prehistoric "out of Africa" migration of humans, is an underlying cause of various existing manifestations of ethnolinguistic heterogeneity. Further research may revolutionize our understanding of how economic development and the composition of human capital across the globe are affected by these deeply-rooted factors.

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JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J11 Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
      Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification


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