Agricultural transition and the adoption of primitive technology
This paper tests Jared Diamond's influential theory that an earlier transition from a hunter-gatherer society to agricultural production induces higher levels of technology adoption. Using a proxy for the geographic diffusion barriers of Neolithic technology and an index of biogeographic endowm...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1072412019-12-06T22:27:16Z Agricultural transition and the adoption of primitive technology Ang, James B. School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development This paper tests Jared Diamond's influential theory that an earlier transition from a hunter-gatherer society to agricultural production induces higher levels of technology adoption. Using a proxy for the geographic diffusion barriers of Neolithic technology and an index of biogeographic endowments to isolate the exogenous component of the timing of agricultural transition, the findings indicate that countries that experienced earlier transitions to agriculture were subsequently more capable of adopting new technologies in 1000 BC, 1 AD, and 1500 AD. These results lend strong support to Diamond's hypothesis. (JEL O30, O40) 2015-04-10T02:17:01Z 2019-12-06T22:27:16Z 2015-04-10T02:17:01Z 2019-12-06T22:27:16Z 2015 2015 Journal Article Ang, J. B. (2015). Agricultural transition and the adoption of primitive technology. Economic inquiry, 53(4), 1818-1838. 0095-2583 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107241 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12210 en Economic inquiry © 2015 Western Economic Association International. |
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This paper tests Jared Diamond's influential theory that an earlier transition from a hunter-gatherer society to agricultural production induces higher levels of technology adoption. Using a proxy for the geographic diffusion barriers of Neolithic technology and an index of biogeographic endowments to isolate the exogenous component of the timing of agricultural transition, the findings indicate that countries that experienced earlier transitions to agriculture were subsequently more capable of adopting new technologies in 1000 BC, 1 AD, and 1500 AD. These results lend strong support to Diamond's hypothesis. (JEL O30, O40) |
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