Natural selection and the origin of economic growth

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Galor, O; Moav, O
• 署名单位: Brown University; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• 刊物名称: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-5533
• DOI: 10.1162/003355302320935007
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 1133-1191
• 关键词: malthusian stagnation; HUMAN-FERTILITY; EVOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY; population; TRANSITION; quantity; BEHAVIOR; ability

摘要

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.