This paper proposes a theory for the gradual evolution of knowledge diffusion and growth over the very long run. A … fully developed countries. An extension towards a two-region world economy shows robustness of the gradual take-off and …

We present a multi-country theory of economic growth in which countries are connected by a network of mutual knowledge … knowledge throughout the world explains a period of increasing world inequality after the take-off of the forerunners of the … industrial revolution, followed by decreasing relative inequality. Knowledge diffusion through a Small World network explains the …

This paper proposes a theory for the gradual evolution of knowledge diffusion and growth over the very long run. A … fully developed countries. An extension towards a two-region world economy shows robustness of the gradual take-off and …

We present a multi-country theory of economic growth in which countries are connected by a network of mutual knowledge … country depends on its connections to the rest of the world and on the human capital of the countries it is exchanging … knowledge with. We show how the diffusion of knowledge through the world explains the evolution of global income inequality. It …

We present a multi-country theory of economic growth in which countries are connected by a network of mutual knowledge … country depends on its connections to the rest of the world and on the human capital of the countries it is exchanging … knowledge with. We show how the diffusion of knowledge through the world explains the evolution of global income inequality. It …