  We analyze the decisive role played by the complexity of economic systems at
the onset of the industrialization process of countries over the past 50 years.
Our analysis of the input growth dynamics, based on a recently introduced
measure of economic complexity, reveals that more differentiated and more
complex economies face a lower barrier (in terms of GDP per capita) when
starting the transition towards industrialization. Moreover, adding the
complexity dimension to the industrialization process description helps to
reconcile current theories with empirical findings.
