Andy Haldane rethinks traditional growth narrative

New research implies growth did not “flatline” before the industrial revolution

Andrew Haldane
Andy Haldane, Bank of England
Bank of England

The Bank of England’s Andy Haldane recently changed his view on the history of economic growth, as new research began to tell a different story of the years preceding the industrial revolution.

In recent remarks, the BoE chief economist said it was misleading to think of the growth boom in the 18th century emerging from ideas that “began sprouting like morning mushrooms”. After all, it is easy to point to technological innovations stretching back beyond the Roman era. Yet most estimates put

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