In the centuries leading up to the Industrial Revolution, Western Europe gradually pulled ahead of other world regions … explain the rise of Europe relative to regions that relied on the transmission of knowledge within extended families or clans …

As measured by the pace of city growth in western Europe from 1000 to 1800. absolutist monarchs stunted the growth of …

, raising average wages significantly, which in turn facilitated industrialization. We analyze the rise of this first socio …

The ageing of the population presents a major fiscal challenge for the countries of Europe. The combination of …

This paper documents that the Rise of (Western) Europe between 1500 and 1850 is largely accounted for by the growth of …. Atlantic trade and colonialism affected Europe both directly, and indirectly by inducing institutional changes. In particular …, thus enabling new merchants in these countries to benefit from Atlantic trade. Therefore, the Rise of Europe was largely …

realignment of world growth rates -- with Japan and Europe growing faster, and the U.S. growing more slowly -- is likely to solve …

demonstrated that Western Europe became a high-wage economy in the 14th century, using the European Marriage Pattern stimulated by … technology of industrialization was adapted to these factor prices and is not profitable in low-wage economies. The cross-over to …