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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
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Mark Koyama
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October 2024
Institutional Change and Magna Carta
Amid some thoughts on the recent Nobel Prize
Oct 22, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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August 2024
Paul Seabright Responds!
Delving Deeper into the Divine Economy
Aug 8, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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July 2024
The Divine Economy
Thoughts inspired by Paul Seabright's new book
Jul 29, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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The Divine Economy
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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.
Jul 22, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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Podcast on Masters of the Air with Robert Murphy
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Thoughts on Seeing Like a State
I was sad to learn that James C.
Jul 22, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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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, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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A Review of Geoffrey Hodgson's "The Wealth of a Nation"
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An Idiosyncratic Economic History Course
Part 1: 1870 - 1923
May 14, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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An Idiosyncratic Economic History Course
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Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?
A classic post of mine from 2017
May 10, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?
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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, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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Do Individuals Matter in Institutional Economic History?
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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).
Apr 4, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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March 2024
How the World Became Rich … and Can Become Richer
A brief introduction with more to come
Mar 21, 2024
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Mark Koyama
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How the World Became Rich … and Can Become Richer
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