# Joel Mokyr
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joel mokyr (born 26 July 1946) is a Netherlands-born American-Israeli economic historian. He is a professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, where he has taught since 1974; in 1994 he was named the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences. He is also a Sackler Professorial Fellow at the University of Tel Aviv's Eitan Berglas School of Economics.
The big picture: Measuring the origins of the modern world (with Bishnupriya Gupta and Stephen Broadberry)
Was India once an affluent empire, later impoverished by British colonisation? Or was India never rich to begin with?
More generally, what does historical data on wages and other economic indicators tell us about the broader story of the making of the modern world – a world with great affluence, b…
Kevin Bryan on Bottlenecks, AI in China, and What Economists Should Actually Be Working On
This week we to with Kevin Bryan, Associate Professor of Strategy at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School, author of the legendary economics blog A Fine Theorem, co-founder of the ed-tech startup All Day TA, and the man behind one of the most-discussed Twitter/X feeds in econ, @Afinetheorem.
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Bonus edition: Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr
UBS chief economist Paul Donovan marks the publication of the 2026 UBS Global Wealth Report by talking to 2025 Nobel laureate in economic sciences, Joel Mokyr, about global wealth trends and how technological progress shapes growth.
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July 19, 2026, The Top Books on Economics Edition
In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious about the subject. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or any other topic that might interest Tom. In this episode, …
669. Liberalism and Discontent: Exploring Modern Democracy with Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in Internatio…
'The technological drivers of progress' with economic sciences laureates: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
We are living during a period of economic growth, but that hasn't always been the case. Throughout history, even during eras of technological advancements – economic growth was not a given.
The 2025 laureates in economic sciences – Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt – help us to understa…
'Living through the AI revolution' Discussing our changing world with Nobel Prize laureates
"There's very few cases of more intelligent things being controlled by less intelligent things. Once they're a lot smarter than us, I don't think they'll put up with that." – Geoffrey Hinton
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and changing the world around us. In this special bonus e…
Nobel Economist: Will China Eventually Overtake America? | Joel Mokyr
Start earning interest in gold: https://Monetary-Metals.com/LinJoel Mokyr, Co-Laureate for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics and Robert H. Strotz Professor of Economics and History at Northwestern University, discusses why some societies sustain innovation, how AI could reshape institutions and edu…
666. This Is How Progress Happens
Economists don’t usually talk about “culture.” But Joel Mokyr argues that it’s the engine of innovation — and the Nobel Prize committee agreed. Stephen Dubner sits down for a thousand-year conversation (including advice!) with the new Nobel laureate.
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Joel Mokyr, economic historian a…
TODAY'S NEWS, October 6-7, 2026
IN POLITICAL NEWS
1) Early absentee voting in Wisconsin is reportedly down 18%, especially in major Democratic cities. The source cites Republican-favorable projections in Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Arizona, suggesting Republicans could be approaching the 218 seats needed for a House majority. …
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