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Podcast on Masters of the Air with Robert Murphy
Here is a fun podcast I recorded with Robert Murphy for his Future of Finance show about my piece on Masters of the Air. Thanks for reading How the…
Jul 22
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Thoughts on Seeing Like a State
I was sad to learn that James C. Scott, the celebrated Yale political scientist passed away on July 19. Thanks for reading How the World Became Rich…
Jul 22
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May 2024
A Review of Geoffrey Hodgson's "The Wealth of a Nation"
The role of institutions in England's economic rise
May 28
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Mark Koyama
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An Idiosyncratic Economic History Course
Part 1: 1870 - 1923
May 14
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Mark Koyama
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Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?
A classic post of mine from 2017
May 10
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April 2024
Do Individuals Matter in Institutional Economic History?
Together with Desiree Desierto, I recently completed a chapter on Institutional Change for the Handbook of New Institutional Economics (SSRN…
Apr 29
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Freedoms Delayed
Timur Kuran’s The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East is one of my favorite economic history books (see my review). My students…
Apr 4
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March 2024
How the World Became Rich … and Can Become Richer
A brief introduction with more to come
Mar 21
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Mark Koyama
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Masters of the Air
The Economics of Bombing in World War 2
Mar 15
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The Political Economy of Dune
My most downloaded academic paper on SSRN is a yet to be published book chapter on the political economy of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Do read it here. As…
Mar 2
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February 2024
Reflections on Pox Romana
Welcome to my Substack and hopefully the first of many posts. The purpose of this Substack is to write up reflections on a variety of topics in economic…
Feb 28
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September 2021
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This is How the World Became Rich, a newsletter about Economic History.
Sep 28, 2021
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