The invention of a new ICT, the printing press, may have been a fundamental turning point in knowledge transition. But did Gutenberg�s printing press succeed in Europe because of, or despite of, government intervention? To answer the question, this paper endeavours to make a comparative...

The purpose of this paper is to identify the changes in the impact of energy shocks on economic activity � with an interest in assessing if an economy�s vulnerability and resilience to shocks improved with economic development. Using data on the United Kingdom over the last three...