Wenn von Innovationen die Rede ist, entstehen zumeist Vorstellungen von technischen Innovationen – von Dingen, Produkten, Produktionsanlagen, Infrastrukturen. Merkmale wie Neuartigkeit werden ihnen zugeschrieben und technisch-ökonomische Vorzüge gegenüber früheren Lösungen. Soziale...

Conventional R&D-based growth theory suggests that productivity growth is positively correlated with population size or population growth, an implication which is hard to see in the data. Here we integrate micro-founded fertility and schooling into an otherwise standard R&D-based growth model....

Conventional R&D-based growth theory suggests that productivity growth is positively correlated with population size or population growth, an implication which is hard to see in the data. Here we integrate microfounded fertility and schooling into an otherwise standard R&D-based growth model. We...