The origins of the economy: a comparative study of distribution in primitive and peasant economies

At higher stages of development, money used for noncommercial payments appears before money used for commercial purposes.

Sufficient exceptions exist to the rule that noncommercial moneys appear before commercial moneys.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Multiple regression	Some support	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Economic Development	Independent	Production And Supply, Exchange Transactions
Commercialized Money	Dependent	Medium Of Exchange

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Pryor, Frederic L.	1977	The use of money will be positively associated with level of economic development (398).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Pryor, Frederic L.	1977	At the very lowest levels of development, societies have relatively little market exchange and, in addition, usually lack all types of money (182).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"In custodial or voluntary organizations with balanced systems produce tends to be used as a distribution item rather than money or goods in kind. In familial organizations with balanced systems money or goods in kind tend to be used as distribution items" (106)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Pryor, Frederic L.	1977	External commercial moneys appear at lower economic levels than internal commercial moneys (172).	Mixed	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"In balanced systems involving either basic or auxiliary contractual elements in the organization, money tends to be used as a distribution item" (106)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author