Jöerg Baten|Jan Luiten van Zanden
Book production and the onset of modern economic growth
University of Tübingen|International Institute of Social History|Utrecht University
provide new data set per capita book production proxy advanced literacy skills assess relative measures literacy proxies basic skills book production per capita indicator advanced capabilities growth theory suggests human capital formation plays significant role creating wealth nations study tests whether human capital formation impact earlymodern growth disparities contrast previous studies denied role human capital crucial determinant longterm growth confirm importance