A bioeconomic view of the Neolithic transition to agriculture

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 280-300

  Robson, Arthur J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CIVILIZATION; DATA SET; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; HUNTING; MODELING; NEOLITHIC;

EID: 74949097437     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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