Search
Now showing items 1-2 of 2
Transition to Agriculture and First State Presence: A Global Analysis
(University of Gothenburg, 2018-09)
It has often been observed that the emergence of states in a region is typically preceded by an earlier transition to agricultural production. Using new data on the date of first state emergence within contemporary countries, ...
State History and Economic Development: Evidence from Six Millennia
(2014-08)
All since the rise of the first civilizations, economic development has been closely intertwined with the evolution of states. In this paper, we contribute to the literature on state history and long-run economic development ...