Lehmann-Hasemeyer, Sibylle H.; Prettner, Klaus; … - 2020
We propose a Unified Growth model that analyzes the role of the Scienti fic Revolution in the takeoff to sustained … and a takeoff of educational investments and human capital accumulation. In regions where scientific inquiry is severely … constrained (for religious reasons or because of oppressive rulers), the takeoff to modern growth is delayed or might not occur at …