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- Title
NATURAL SELECTION AND THE ORIGIN OF ECONOMIC GROWTH.
- Authors
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer
- Abstract
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. The theory suggests that the struggle for survival that had characterized most of human existence generated an evolutionary advantage to human traits that were complementary to the growth process, triggering the takeoff from an epoch of stagnation to sustained economic growth.
- Subjects
ECONOMIC development; ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC policy; STATICS &; dynamics (Social sciences); STAGNATION (Economics); BUSINESS cycles; ECONOMIC equilibrium; FINANCE
- Publication
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, Vol 117, Issue 4, p1133
- ISSN
0033-5533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1162/003355302320935007