The origin of the state: land productivity or appropriability?
Journal of Political Economy • Vol/Iss. 130(4) • The University of Chicago Press • • Published In • Pages: 1091-1144 •
By Mayshar, Joram, Moav, Omer, Pascali, Luigi
Hypothesis
The location of ancient cities may be positively associated with the availability of wild relatives of domesticated cereal crops.
Note
Ancient cities are used as a proxy for hierarchical complexity.
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ordinary least squares regression | Supported | p< .01 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Wild Relatives of Cereal Grain | Independent | Flora |
Ancient cities | Dependent | Territorial Hierarchy, Cities |