Abstract

This paper revisits the macro-level relationship between human genetic variation (genetic distance and diversity) and economic development. If other continents were biogeographically more similar to Eurasia, their populations’ capacities to ward off the adverse effects of European colonization would have been much higher and, thus, their economies considerably more prosperous today. At the continental scale, genetic differences between people do not matter for comparative development.

中文翻译：

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动物与经济发展的史前渊源

摘要

本文回顾了人类遗传变异（遗传距离和多样性）与经济发展之间的宏观关系。如果其他大陆在生物地理学上与欧亚大陆更相似，那么它们的人民抵御欧洲殖民化不利影响的能力将更高，因此，今天的经济更加繁荣。在大陆范围内，人与人之间的遗传差异与比较发展无关紧要。