This paper seems to totally miss that economic growth changed qualitatively (i.e. innovation-led) during the IR.https://twitter.com/RePEc_NEP_HIS/status/674707908471353344 …
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@antonhowes Conveniently starts data at end of decline of W. Roman Empire: GDP/cap higher during those earlier centuries violates his model.
@antonhowes Fits your theory if innovation ideology increased increased monotonically from 500 AD nadir rather than being purely modern.
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@NickSzabo4 Potentially so. Ultimately think the paper doesn't really tell us anything at all. Like studying pebbles from an airplane.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@antonhowes +/- a couple centuries for the nadir that's probably a good fit to literacy rates in W. Europe.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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