Lehmann-Hasemeyer, Sibylle H.; Prettner, Klaus; … - 2020
We propose a Unified Growth model that analyzes the role of the Scienti fic Revolution in the takeoff to sustained … modern economic growth. Basic scientific knowledge is a necessary input in the production of applied knowledge, which, in … turn, fuels productivity growth and leads to rising incomes. Eventually, rising incomes instigate a fertility transition …