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Distance to the pre-industrial technological frontier, patience, and economic development

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  • Möhrle, Sascha
  • Sunde, Uwe

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This research provides evidence that the persistent non-monotonic effect of distance to the pre-industrial technological frontier on economic development is associated with systematic variation in patience. This supports an interpretation of an underlying mechanism through culture and innovation.

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  • Möhrle, Sascha & Sunde, Uwe, 2021. "Distance to the pre-industrial technological frontier, patience, and economic development," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 201(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:201:y:2021:i:c:s0165176521000653
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109788
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    Keywords

    Comparative development; Culture and technology; Innovation; Cultural transmission;
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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