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Mark Koyama
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Author of Persecution & Toleration (tinyurl.com/y28c7ey5) & How the World Became Rich (tinyurl.com/3h8). Substack (tinyurl.com/njte3wvk)
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    Mark Koyama
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    Feb 28, 2024
    I'm setting up a economic history newsletter. If interested please subscribe to How the World Became Rich markkoyama.substack.com/?utm_source=na…
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    Mark Koyama
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    Nov 16, 2023
    Startling "mask off" moment by the editors of history and technology. It seems to read as if what constitutes acceptable historical method is dictated by politics. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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    Mark Koyama
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    Jun 5, 2021
    It is crazy how many TV shows and Movies retread the same historical ground. How many more times do we need to see Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn? There are so many other interesting historical stories? (IMBD has 48 items tagged with Henry! (imdb.com/search/keyword…) )
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    Mark Koyama
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    Nov 29, 2018
    Totally agree. Though historians should also study more economics.
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    Mark Koyama
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    Aug 18, 2024
    Pomeranz's book is great. It reframed the debate (introducing the term "the grea divergence" and sparked 20 years of data collection and discussion. But its main claims don't really hold-up (in their strong form at least).
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    Jason Furman
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    Aug 17, 2024
    Finally got around to reading Kenneth Pomeranz's The Great Divergence, a monumental classic in economic history. An extraordinary argument, plethora of detail, & compelling approach to history. Would love people to flag critiques & alternative histories. goodreads.com/review/show/67…
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    Mark Koyama
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    Mar 2, 2024
    The Political Economy of Dune
    The Political Economy of Dune
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    Mark Koyama
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    Nov 8, 2018
    Syllabus for the Economic History of Religion and State course I'm hopefully going to be teaching in Spring.
    Economics of Religion.pdf
    From dropbox.com
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    Mark Koyama
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    Apr 12, 2017
    Just discovered that Daron Acemoglu has a 570 page book on political economy online! economics.mit.edu/files/8753 (a collection of his lectures)
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    Mark Koyama
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    Jan 10, 2022
    Extremely pleased with the blurbs for How the World Became Rich @jaredcrubin
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    Mark Koyama
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    Sep 26, 2024
    “Britain wants a ripped physique and to be totally hench, not this obsession with visiting the gym”
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    Aditya Chakrabortty
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    Sep 26, 2024
    Britain wants spending and a better NHS, not this obsession with growth. That’s why there’s big trouble ahead My column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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    Mark Koyama
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    Nov 7, 2017
    I just published “Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?”
    Could Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?
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    Mark Koyama
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    Oct 19, 2017
    Interesting finding: priming ethnic identity causes cooperation to decline. dropbox.com/s/y1d6btj0whk7…
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    Mark Koyama
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    Dec 5, 2022
    Excited to announce that Fractured Land, with Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Younong Lin, and Tuan-Hwee Sng has been accepted at the QJE (penultimate version can be download here papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…)
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    Mark Koyama
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    Apr 29, 2024
    Do Individuals Matter in Institutional Economic History?
    Do Individuals Matter in Institutional Economic History?
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