How the World Became Rich

Jack Goldstone: Is the Great Divergence Debate really over?

A Guest Post

Feb 26

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The Political Power of Civil Society

Or why protests alone usually don't bring down autocratic regimes

Feb 9 • Mark Koyama

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November 2025

The Laissez-Faire Experiment by W. Walker Hanlon

A longer version of my book review

Nov 11, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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October 2025

Joel Mokyr and the 2025 Nobel Prize

This was first published at Fusion and I am very grateful to Sam Goldman for comments

Oct 16, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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August 2025

Thoughts on the Mirror and the Light and the Tudor Revolution in Government

I've just finished watching the second season of Wolf Hall, The Mirror and the Light, adapted from Hillary Mantel's 2020 novel of the same name.

Aug 11, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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June 2025

April 2025

A New Edition of the Handbook of New Institutional Economics

This post is cross-posted at the Broadstreet Blog.

Apr 7, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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February 2025

Feudalism as a Contested Concept in Historical Political Economy

“The tyrant feudalism must be declared once and for all deposed and its influence over students of the Middle Ages finally ended” (Elizabeth Brown…

Feb 24, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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January 2025

How did the English Reformation happen?

This is a huge question with a seemingly simple answer: Henry VIII and his need for a divorce.

Jan 4, 2025 • Mark Koyama

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October 2024

Institutional Change and Magna Carta

Amid some thoughts on the recent Nobel Prize

Oct 22, 2024 • Mark Koyama

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August 2024

July 2024

The Divine Economy

Thoughts inspired by Paul Seabright's new book

Jul 29, 2024 • Mark Koyama

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