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Finance and Economics
財(cái)經(jīng)
Economic Development: Shrink wrap
經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展：收縮包裝
Why the history of economic growth should be all about recessions?
為什么經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的歷史應(yīng)該都是與經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退相關(guān)？
“Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man,” wrote Robert Heinlein, a science-fiction writer.
一個(gè)名為羅伯特·海因萊因( Robert Heinlein )的科幻作家寫到，“縱觀歷史，貧窮是人們的常態(tài)”。
Until the 18th century, global GDP per person was stuck between $725 and $1,100, around the same income level as the World Bank's current poverty line of $1.90 a day.
直到18世紀(jì)，全球GDP每人都卡在725美元和1100美元之間，大約和世界銀行目前每天1.90美元貧困線一樣。
But global income levels per person have since accelerated, from around $1,100 in 1800 to $3,600 in 1950, and over $10,000 today.
但是全球收入水平每人已經(jīng)增長(zhǎng)了，從1800年1100美元到1950年3600美元，到今天超過(guò)了10萬(wàn)美元。
Economists have long tried to explain this sudden surge in output.
經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)一直試圖解釋這種收入上的突然增長(zhǎng)。
Most theories have focused on the factors driving long-term economic growth such as the quantity and productivity of labour and capital.
大部分理論都集中在促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)長(zhǎng)期增長(zhǎng)的因素如勞動(dòng)和資本的質(zhì)量和生產(chǎn)力。
But a new paper takes a different tack: faster growth is not due to bigger booms, but to less shrinking in recessions.
但是一項(xiàng)新的研究有了不同的看法：更快的增長(zhǎng)并不是由于大繁榮，而是由于蕭條中更少的衰退。
Stephen Broadberry of Oxford University and John Wallis of the University of Maryland have taken data for 18 countries in Europe and the New World, some from as far back as the 13th century.
牛津大學(xué)的斯蒂芬·布勞德伯利（Stephen Broadberry）和馬里蘭大學(xué)的約翰·沃利斯（John Wallis）把18世紀(jì)歐洲和新世界，還有一些早至13世紀(jì)的數(shù)據(jù)收取了。
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