How the World Became Rich

Explorations in Economic History After One Year

I’ve been co-editing Explorations in Economic History for a year now (with my excellent colleague Brian Beach).

Jun 30 • Mark Koyama

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My Encyclopedia Entry on Joel Mokyr

Economic History

Jun 27 • Mark Koyama

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May 2026

What I should write about next?

Time is precious so I thought it made sense to ask you (the readers) what you’d be interested in seeing me write about:

May 30 • Mark Koyama

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My Review of Tyler Goodspeed's Recessions

Published in Works in Progress

May 27 • Mark Koyama

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Nick Craft's Forging ahead, falling behind and fighting back: British economic growth from the industrial revolution to the financial crisis…

A book review

May 11 • Mark Koyama

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April 2026

Reflections on The End of the Past

Originally posted in 2017

Apr 24 • Mark Koyama

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"The Bones of a Kingdom" Part 3

Why did baronial castles go away?

Apr 9 • Mark Koyama

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"The Bones of the Kingdom" Part 2

The real story why medieval Europe was covered in castles

Apr 6 • Mark Koyama

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"The Bones of the Kingdom" (Part 1)

Baronial castles in medieval Europe

Apr 3 • Mark Koyama

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February 2026

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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