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A bioeconomic view of the transition to agriculture: a comment

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Arthur Robson (2010) presents an ingenious model to explain why the standard of living apparently fell during the Neolithic transition from hunter-gathering to agriculture. His demonstration relies on a production function that has a strong property with regard to technical change. This note shows how Robson's result can be obtained using a more familiar set of restrictions on technical change. Under these restrictions, an improvement in technology will cause parents to invest less per child and the standard of living will fall.

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  • Robert Rowthorn, 2011. "A bioeconomic view of the transition to agriculture: a comment," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 44(3), pages 1044-1047, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:44:y:2011:i:3:p:1044-1047
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2011.01665.x
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    Cited by:

    1. Nurfatima Jandarova & Aldo Rustichini, 2024. "Selection and the Roy Model in the Neolithic Transition," Working Papers 27, Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research.
    2. Aldo Rustichini, 2023. "Economics with a biological foundation," Indian Economic Review, Springer, vol. 58(1), pages 1-40, June.

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    JEL classification:

    • N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N50 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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