Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.? /

We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Although our strongest results ar...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

1. Verfasser:

Comin, Diego

Körperschaft:

National Bureau of Economic Research

Weitere Verfasser:

Easterly, William, Gong, Erick

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2006.

Zusammenfassung:

We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Although our strongest results are for 1500 A.D., we find that even technology as old as 1000 BC matters in some plausible specifications.

Umfang:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Anmerkungen:

October 2006.

Schlagworte:

Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services

Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights