The transition from stagnation to growth and the associated phenomenon of the great
divergence have been the subject of an intensive research in the growth literature in recent …

We analyze recent contributions to growth theory based on the model of expanding variety
of Romer [Romer, P.(1990).“Endogenous technological change”. Journal of Political …

Industrialization allowed the industrialized world of today to escape from the Malthusian
regime characterized by low economic and population growth and to enter the post …

This paper consolidates two previously disconnected literatures. It integrates R&D-based
innovations into a unified growth framework with micro-founded fertility and schooling …

We analyze the role of the Scientific Revolution in the takeoff to sustained long-run
economic development. Basic scientific knowledge is a necessary input in the production of …

Human capital accumulation is introduced in a growth model with R&D‐driven expansion in
variety and quality of intermediate goods and knowledge spillovers from both research …

The demographic profile of a region is usually seen as a slowly changing background
phenomenon in the analysis of regional competitiveness and regional growth. However …

It is widely argued that declining fertility slows the pace of economic growth in industrialized
countries through its negative effect on labor supply. There are, however, theoretical …

In this paper, we explore the dynamic properties of an endogenous growth model with finite
patent length. We show that there exists a unique equilibrium growth path and that this path …

We analyze the growth and welfare effects of governmental basic research investments in
an R&D-based growth model with endogenous fertility and endogenous education. In line …