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Nice thread on the latest Pomeranz-related or -inspired research in economic history. But it's important to note: Pomeranz says surprisingly little about Chinese science & technology, even though that's a big issue! (cf Needham puzzle & so on)

Great thread on Pomeranz’s The Great Divergence - and more broadly about the great divergence debate. Some favorite, accessible books on the topic: How the World Became Rich, Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin Rulers, Religion and Riches, Jared Rubin Several by Joel Mokyr: The

Marc Canal Noguer Mark Koyama Jared Rubin I had 12 books in my list from last year. All great...x.com/fgaddo/status/…

My new paper on "Microfounding Religion" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Some economic ideas have hardly changed in 17 hundred years.

I guess the difference back then is that violaters were feed to the lions

New article by me! How have researchers estimated the Black Death's death toll? Come for the morbid curiosity around bubonic plague. Stay for the call to strengthen statistical institutions like censuses & population registries to track epidemics today. press.asimov.com/articles/black…

I loved working with the historians on this book--especially Geoffrey Parker & Joel Mokyr, who showed how serious professionals can set up counterfactual thought experiments that don't just reaffirm our prejudices. Opening chapter: dropbox.com/scl/fi/nzsrgmr…

Exciting to see How the World Became Rich on this list (Jared Rubin)

Just when I started reading "How the World Became Rich" from Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin, an NBER review comes out #luckyme cc Michael Thrower Chowdhury nber.org/papers/w32873?…

Nice to make the front page of MR!

This is the call for papers for ASREC 2025 asrec.org which will be in GMU's Arlington campus.

Reminder that the deadline for the special issue on religion and political economy at JEMAR is November 15 worldscientific.com/page/jemar/cal…

Excellent review of my favourite economic history book by Jared Rubin and Mark Koyama. I use the opportunity to link my review of their book spe.org.uk/reading-room/b…. In comment section link to my conversation with Jared.

This should be amazing as always … Submit your papers by November 1!!