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 Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ordinary least squares regression | Supported | p< .01 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
---|---|---|
Jurisdictional Hierarchy | Dependent | Territorial Hierarchy |
Cereal crop reliance | Independent | Cereal Agriculture |