Mercatus Center | Mark Koyama on *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth* @MercatusCenter | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Mark Koyama is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and is a senior fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. Mark is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about his recent book that he co-authored with Jared Rubin titled, *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth.* Specifically, David and Mark discuss the key drivers of long-run economic growth throughout history and what we might be able to expect in the future.
Transcript for this week’s episode. (mercatus.org/macro-musings/mark-koyama-how-world-became-rich-historical-origins-economic-growth)
Mark’s Twitter: @MarkKoyama (twitter.com/MarkKoyama?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
Mark’s GMU profile (https://economics.gmu.edu/people/mkoyama2)
Mark’s Mercatus profile (mercatus.org/hayekprogram/scholars/mark-koyama)
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*How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth* (wiley.com/en-us/How+the+World+Became+Rich:+The+Historical+Origins+of+Economic+Growth-p-9781509540235) by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin
Mark Koyama is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and is a senior fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. Mark is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about his recent book that he co-authored with Jared Rubin titled, *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth.* Specifically, David and Mark discuss the key drivers of long-run economic growth throughout history and what we might be able to expect in the future.
Transcript for this week’s episode. (mercatus.org/macro-musings/mark-koyama-how-world-became-rich-historical-origins-economic-growth)
Mark’s Twitter: @MarkKoyama (twitter.com/MarkKoyama?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
Mark’s GMU profile (https://economics.gmu.edu/people/mkoyama2)
Mark’s Mercatus profile (mercatus.org/hayekprogram/scholars/mark-koyama)
David Beckworth’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth (twitter.com/DavidBeckworth)
Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings (twitter.com/Macro_Musings)
Join the Macro Musings mailing list! (tfaforms.com/5060932)
Check out our new Macro Musings merch! (bonfire.com/store/mercatus-podcast-swag/)
Related Links:
*How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth* (wiley.com/en-us/How+the+World+Became+Rich:+The+Historical+Origins+of+Economic+Growth-p-9781509540235) by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin
