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This paper revisits the debate about the appropriate differential equation that governs the evolution of knowledge in models of endogenous growth. We argue that the assessment of the appropriateness of an equation of motion should not only be based on its implications for the future, but that it...
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Little is known about late 19th and early 20th century BMIs on the US Central Plains. Using data from the Nebraska state prison, this study demonstrates that the BMIs of dark complexioned blacks were greater than for fairer complexioned mulattos and whites. Although modern BMIs have increased,...
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We propose a quantitative framework for the analysis of industrialization in which specialization in manufacturing or …
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Prussian industrialization and finds it unwarranted. The econometric analysis on which this claim is based suffers from severe …
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stagnation in a traditional technology to industrialization and prosperity with a modern technology – be accelerated? Lewis (1954 …) and Rostow (1956) argue that the pace of industrialization is limited by the rate of capital formation which in turn is … an open economy increases the rate of capital formation and speeds up the pace of industrialization relative to a closed …
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industrialization itself. We find that basic education significantly accelerated non-textile industrialization in both phases of the …
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The industrialization process of a country is often plagued by a failure to coordinate investment decisions. Using the …
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