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Professor Joel Mokyr FBA

Economic history of Europe, particularly the roots of technological progress and economic growth in Europe during the Industrial Revolution
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2016
Subjects
Economics
Sections
Economics and Economic History
Website
http://www.faculty.econ.northwestern.edu/faculty/mokyr/

Current post

Robert H Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History, Northwestern University; Sackler Professor, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University

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