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Theories of the Transition to Agriculture

In: Paleoeconomics

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  • Ola Olsson

    (University of Gothenburg)

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Why did the transition to domesticated plants and animals occur? I start by reviewing some stylized facts that are key for understanding this transition. I then discuss the merits of the major economic theories of the reasons behind the transition to agriculture with a focus on the role of climate changes leading up to the onset of the warm Holocene in 11.7 kya. I present a class of models that broadly cluster around population growth, institutional innovations, and habitat and climate change. The chapter ends with the observation that humans in important ways also domesticated themselves.

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  • Ola Olsson, 2024. "Theories of the Transition to Agriculture," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 9, pages 191-207, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-52784-5_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52784-5_9
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