Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC?

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作者：
Comin, Diego [1 ,2 ]
Easterly, William [2 ,3 ]
Gong, Erick [4 ]
机构：
[1] Harvard Univ, Harvard Business Sch, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163 USA
[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] NYU, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10003 USA
[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MACROECONOMICS | 2010年 / 2卷 / 03期
关键词：
TECHNOLOGY; GROWTH; GEOGRAPHY; ORGANIZATION; INSTITUTIONS; POPULATION; WORLD;
D O I：
10.1257/mac.2.3.65
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 BC, 0 AD, and 1500 AD for the predecessors to today's nation states. Technological differences are surprisingly persistent over long periods of time. Our most interesting, strong, and robust results are for the association of 1500 AD technology with per capita income and technology adoption today. We also find robust and significant technological persistence from 1000 BC to 0 AD, and front 0 AD to 1500 AD. The evidence is consistent with a model where the cost of adopting new technologies declines sufficiently with the current level of adoption. (JEL N10, O33, O47)
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页码：65 / 97
页数：33
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