Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences
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Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences. / B. Andersen, Thomas ; Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars; Selaya, Pablo.
In: The Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 83, No. 4, 2016, p. 1334-1363.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences
AU - B. Andersen, Thomas
AU - Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars
AU - Selaya, Pablo
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The latitude gradient in comparative development is a striking fact: as one moves away from the equator, economic activity rises. While this regularity is well known, it is not well understood. Perhaps the strongest correlate of (absolute) latitude is the intensity of ultraviolet radiation (UV-R), which epidemiological research has shown to be a cause of a wide range of diseases. We establish that UV-R is strongly and negatively correlated with economic activity, both across and within countries. We propose and test a mechanism that links UV-R to current income differences via the impact of disease ecology on the timing of the take-off to sustained growth.
AB - The latitude gradient in comparative development is a striking fact: as one moves away from the equator, economic activity rises. While this regularity is well known, it is not well understood. Perhaps the strongest correlate of (absolute) latitude is the intensity of ultraviolet radiation (UV-R), which epidemiological research has shown to be a cause of a wide range of diseases. We establish that UV-R is strongly and negatively correlated with economic activity, both across and within countries. We propose and test a mechanism that links UV-R to current income differences via the impact of disease ecology on the timing of the take-off to sustained growth.
U2 - 10.1093/restud/rdw006
DO - 10.1093/restud/rdw006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 83
SP - 1334
EP - 1363
JO - Review of Economic Studies
JF - Review of Economic Studies
SN - 0034-6527
IS - 4
ER -
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