Productivity revolutions and science driven growth

Phillip Garner ()

Economics Letters, 2008, vol. 101, issue 1, 24-26

Abstract: This paper presents a simple model of growth over the very long run that distinguishes between scientific knowledge and technology. Making this distinction highlights the importance of the scientific revolution to the emergence of modern sustained economic growth.

Keywords: Economic; growth; Science; Technology; Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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