Plopeanu, Aurelian Plopeanu, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”; … - Centre for Global Economic History (CGEH), Universiteit … - 2012
In this paper we try to establish the link between book production and the spread of “ideas” as proxied by patents. Two mechanisms may be distinguished. First, in the initial phase of economic development, the production of books may stimulate the accumulation of knowledge already present in...