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The narrow corridor : states, societies, and the fate of liberty
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2019
"A crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flourishes in some states but falls to authoritarianism or anarchy in others--and explains how it can continue to thrive despite new threats"--
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When does labor scarcity encourage innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
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When does labor scarcity encourage innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
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When does labor scarcity encourage innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2015
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2009
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463838
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - 2021
supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …
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Political selection and persistence of bad governments
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2009
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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2006 - 1. publ.
This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by...
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Innovation and employment : technological unemployment is not inevitable - some innovation creates jobs, and some job destruction can be avoided
Vivarelli, Marco - 2015
new firms, new sectors, and thus new jobs. But even for process innovation, the final impact on labor demand is shaped by … impede them. Policies should maximize the job-creation effect of product innovation and minimize the direct labor …
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