Genetic, cultural and geographical distances
Published
2006
Publisher
IZA
Description
"This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a newly-collected database on transport costs, as well as more refined measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that genetic distance in economics capture transportation costs between countries and not cultural differences"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Subjects
Prey
Human population genetics
Human population genetics
Human population genetics
Research on human population genetics
Progress in population genetics and human evolution
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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances was written by Paola Giuliano.
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