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

Societies relying mainly on cereal crops for subsistence may be positively associated with jurisdictional hierarchy beyond the local level.

Note

2SLS test produced significant results (p< .01) where cereal crop reliance was measured by the productivity advantage of cereal grains.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary least squares regressionSupportedp< .01UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Jurisdictional HierarchyDependent Territorial Hierarchy
Cereal crop relianceIndependentCereal Agriculture