Understanding ethnolinguistic differences: The roles of geography and trade

The Economic Journal • Vol/Iss. 132(643) • Oxford University Press • • Published In • Pages: 1-28 •
By Dickens, Andrew

Hypothesis

Post-1500 ethnic groups residing in land with high-productive variation will have increased inter-ethnic trade for subsistence and food.

Note

This test used the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple regressionSupportedp< .05b=.201 to .316UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
TradeDependentExternal Trade
Land productivity variationIndependentClimate, Land Use, Production And Supply