Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Although our strongest results are for 1500 A.D., we find that even technology as old as 1000 BC matters in some plausible specifications.

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Year of publication:	2006-10
Authors:	Comin, Diego ; Easterly, William ; Gong, Erick
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	EFG PR DAE published as Diego Comin & William Easterly & Erick Gong, 2010. "Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC?," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 2(3), pages 65-97, July. Number 12657
Classification:	N7 - Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy and Other Services ; O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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