4min chapter

The Bitcoin Standard Podcast cover image

149. Superabundance with Gale Pooley

The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

CHAPTER

Population Growth and Technological Change, 1 Million BC to 1990

In a paper called Population Growth and Technological Change, 1 million BC to 1990, Simon Kramer finds that as the population increases, economic growth also increases. In other tests, you find that there's faster growth when the population is higher. And then in another test of the same hypothesis, Kramer compares the population density and economic growth rates across different geographic regions that were historically isolated from each other. The crowded areas have higher population growth, which again, supports the idea that it is technological innovation.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode