Natural Selection, Technological Progress, and the Origin of Human Longevity

This paper suggests that feedback effects between technological progress and human longevity lie at the heart of their common emergence in human history. It connects two major research questions. First, the long life span after menopause is a unique but puzzling feature of humans among primates. S...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 45-2016)
Main Authors:	Grall, Lothar, Meckl, Jürgen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2016
Subjects:	Nat- ural Selection Wirtschaft Human Longevity Behavioral Revolution Somatic Investment Economic Growth Technological Progress. Economics
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