Disease and diversity in long-term economic development

The presence of disease is negatively correlated with the presence of large buildings during the pre-colonial era.

"Robust standard errors. ***, ** and * denote statistical significance at the 1, 5, and 10 percent levels, respectively." (106086)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Ordinary least squares regression	Supported	1% level	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Pathogen Stress	Independent	Morbidity
Large and impressive buildings	Dependent	Dwellings, Public Structures, Religious And Educational Structures, Industrial Structures, Military Installations

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Barone, T. Lynne	2000	Siestas are more likely to be present in cultures whose members suffer from impaired health, either from disease or malnutrition (239).	Partially supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barone, T. Lynne	2000	Siestas are more likely to be present in cultures that have agricultural subsistence patterns (239).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Birchenall, Javier A.	2023	The presence of pathogen stress is positively correlated to increased ethnic diversity during pre-colonial times.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Alesina, Alberto	2013	Traditional plough agriculture will be associated with lower female participation in caring for large animals (483).	Not Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barone, T. Lynne	2000	Siestas are more likely to be present in cultures in tropical climates with high mean diurnal temperatures and high annual rainfall (239).	Not Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author