Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC?
Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC?
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DOI：
10.1257/mac.2.3.65
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发表时间：
2010-07-01
影响因子：
6
通讯作者：
Gong, Erick
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作者：
Comin, Diego;Easterly, William;Gong, Erick
我们收集了公元前1000年，公元0年和公元1500年的技术采用数据集，这些数据集是今天民族国家的前身。令人惊讶的是，技术差异会在很长一段时间内持续存在。我们最有趣、最强有力和最有力的结果是1500 AD技术与人均收入和当今技术采用的关联。我们还发现了从公元前1000年到公元0年，以及公元前0年到公元1500年的强大而显著的技术持久性。证据与采用新技术的成本随着当前采用水平充分下降的模型一致。(JEL N10、O33、O47）
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)