Biogeography and long-run economic development

European Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 909-938

  Olsson, Ola ^a   Hibbs Jr , Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural revolution; Biogeography; Economic development; Geography; Institutions; Jared Diamond; Plants and animals

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 13444271618     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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