THE DYNAMICS OF THEORIES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN IMPACT OF UNIFIED GROWTH THEORY
THE DYNAMICS OF THEORIES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN IMPACT OF UNIFIED GROWTH THEORY

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to examine a complex pattern of mutual interdependencebetween Unified Growth Theory (subroutine) and the evolution of the entirefield of economic growth theories (main routine) from a philosophical and methodologicalperspective. The analysis utilises the recently introduced concept of researchroutine (and respectively, subroutine) aimed at an explanation of the evolution of scientificresearch. The study identifies the influence of the subroutine (and its specificconcept of demographic transition) on the core concepts of the main routine: humancapital, population growth and learning. The results are based on network analyses ofextensive bibliometric evidence from Scopus and the Web of Knowledge.

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