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The demographic transition that swept the world in the course of the last century has been identified as one of the prime forces in the transition from stagnation to growth. The unprecedented increase in population growth during the early stages of industrialization was ultimately reversed and...
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This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and … economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population … theory suggests that prolonged economic stagnation prior to the transition to sustained growth stimulated natural selection …
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This paper analyses the interaction between the distribution of human capital, technological progress, and economic growth. It demonstrates the significant role of the distribution of human capital in the process of economic development. The evolutionary pattern of the human capital...
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This paper presents a unified theory that provides an intertemporal reconciliation between conflicting viewpoints about …
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This research argues that the rapid expansion of international trade in the second phase of the industrial revolution has played a major role in the timing of demographic transitions across countries and has thereby been a significant determinant of the distribution of world population and a...
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This paper analyses the relationship between technological progress, intergenerational earnings mobility, and economic growth. The analysis demonstrates that the interplay between technological progress and two components that determine individual earnings – parental human capital and...
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. The prediction of the theory regarding the adverse effect of the concentration of land ownership on education expenditure …
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This research argues that international trade has played a significant role in the timing of demographic transitions across countries and has thereby been a major determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of sustained differences in population growth and income levels...
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human history induced growth theorists to advance an alternative theory that captures in a single unified framework the … distinct regimes. Unified growth theory reveals the underlying micro foundations that are consistent with the growth process … over the entire history of the human species, enhancing the confidence in the viability of the theory, its predictions and …
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This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per … capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identifies the …
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