State Capacity and American Technology: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century

Robert Gordon's The Rise and Fall of American Economic Growth compellingly shows how technical innovation, stimulated by the country's institutions, has radically improved the living standards of the citizens of the US. We conduct an empirical investigation of the impact of the capacity of...

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Main Authors: Acemoglu, K. Daron (Contributor), Moscona, Jacob (Contributor), Robinson, James (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2018-02-15T19:57:38Z.
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