Abstract
This thesis deals with a range of topics in economic growth and international trade. The first part investigates the role of geographic and occupational immobility in determining the spatial variation in the degree of labor specificity in the short-run. The second part takes a longer time-perspective and provides a theory to rationalize the observed changes in the rate and direction of technological progress and labor allocation across broad sectors over the course of development. The third part focuses on the interaction between the institutional setting and pre-modern economic forces to understand the diffusion of German Reformation in the 16th century. Finally, the last part documents a positive relationship between trade with technology leaders and inter-sectoral markup variation for developing countries and provides a model which underscores the importance of technology diffusion to understand the observed patterns.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Award date | 21 Oct 2014 |
| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
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| Print ISBNs | 9789056684051 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Oct 2014 |