Archive - How the World Became Rich

A New Edition of the Handbook of New Institutional Economics

This post is cross-posted at the Broadstreet Blog.

Apr 7 •

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 •

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 •

October 2024

Institutional Change and Magna Carta

Amid some thoughts on the recent Nobel Prize

Oct 22, 2024 •

August 2024

Paul Seabright Responds!

Delving Deeper into the Divine Economy

Aug 8, 2024 •

July 2024

May 2024

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, 2024 •

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