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When does labor scarcity encourage innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003861745
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When does labor scarcity encourage innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823666
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463838
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2015
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014209516
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2021
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013223003
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Political selection and persistence of bad governments
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003875831
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Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
We study dynamic selection of governments under different political institutions, with a special focus on institutional "flexibility". A government consists of a subset of the individuals in the society. The competence level of the government in office determines collective utilities (e.g., by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463419
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Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
Acemoglu, Daron - 2010
We study dynamic selection of governments under different political institutions, with a special focus on institutional "flexibility". A government consists of a subset of the individuals in the society. The competence level of the government in office determines collective utilities (e.g., by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013151384
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Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2009
We study dynamic selection of governments under different political institutions, with a special focus on institutional “flexibility.” A government consists of a subset of the individuals in the society. The competence level of the government in office determines collective utilities (e.g.,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205726
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Political economy of Ramsey taxation
Acemoglu, Daron; Golosov, Michail Ju.; Tsyvinski, Aleh - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003878237