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dc.contributor.authorGiuliano, Paolaen
dc.contributor.authorSpilimbergo, Antonioen
dc.contributor.authorTonon, Giovannien
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-26-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:51:09Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:51:09Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33762-
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x2229en
dc.subject.jelZ10en
dc.subject.jelF10en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordtransport costsen
dc.subject.keywordgeneticsen
dc.subject.keywordtradeen
dc.subject.keywordgeographyen
dc.subject.stwMenschenen
dc.subject.stwEthnologieen
dc.subject.stwKulturelle Beziehungenen
dc.subject.stwTransportkostenen
dc.subject.stwEuropaen
dc.titleGenetic, cultural and geographical distances-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn515785296en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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