Quah, Danny (1999) The weightless economy in economic development. CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0417 (417). Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
Can the increasing significance of knowledge-products in national income - the growing weightless economy - influence economic development? Those technologies reduce ''distance'' between consumers and knowledge production. This paper analyzes a model embodying such a reduction. The model shows how demand-side attributes - consumer attitudes on complex goods; training, education, and skills for consumption (rather than production) - can importantly affect patterns of economic growth and development. Evidence from the failed Industrial Revolution in 14th-century China illustrates the empirical relevance of the analysis.
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