| Title | The effect of subsistence on collapse and institutional adaptation in population-resource societies |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Pezzey JCV, Anderies JM |
| Journal | Journal of Development Economics |
| Volume | 72 |
| Pagination | 299-320 |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
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Brander-Taylor model and variations | Case |
| Brander-Taylor Easter Island Model and its variations. Brander and Taylor (1998) summarizes the background of the model as the following. Easter Island (also called Rapa Nui) is a small Pacific island over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the coast of Chile, with a population (as of the early 1990's) of about 2,100. For the past two centuries, Easter Island has been regarded as a major archaeological and anthropological mystery. In particular, the Polynesian civilization in place at the time of... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Pezzey-Anderies Model | Model |
| This model describes the Pezzey-Anderies extension to the Brander-Taylor Easter Island model. In addition to the parameters in the Brandor-Taylor model, Pezzey and Anderies have introduced $tax$ and $h_m$. Pezzey and Anderies (2003) gives the following overview: "We extend the Brander–Taylor model of population and resource development in an isolated society by adding a resource subsistence requirement to people's preferences. This improves plausibility; amplifies population overshoot and... | 09 Aug 2016 |