an interesting academic read on whether war is necessary for growth

[baronWastelan]

Footnotes and references are not the same. It isn't a difficult concept. The paper is shoddily written. It took less than 5 minutes to find a couple of mistakes.

[Sternjaeger II]

This is just a paper, if there's no need for footnotes, they won't be used.
As per shoddily written, I would like to remind you again who Ruttan was, and unless you turn out to be a more famous economist than he is, please forgive me if I take your points with a pinch of salt..