May 5, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Prime Movers of Globalization: The History of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines” by Vaclav Smil

May 5, 2020December 7, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves” by Matt Ridley

May 4, 2020April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil…” by Daniel Yergin

May 1, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Tools for the Job: A Short History of Machine Tools” by LTC Rolt

April 30, 2020December 27, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain 1700-1850” by Joel Mokyr

April 29, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” by Arthur Herman

April 25, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “World on Fire” by Amy Chua

April 25, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers” by Paul Kennedy

April 23, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Conquests and Cultures” by Thomas Sowell

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did not Originate in China” by Justin Lin

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Early Modern Great Divergence” by Broadberry and Gupta

April 12, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “First Modern Economy… Dutch Economy 1500-1815” by Jan de Vries

April 10, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Economic Outcomes in Africa” by Michalopoulos, Putterman & Weil

April 8, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge” by Matt Ridley

April 1, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development” by Olsson and Hibbs

April 1, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Tyranny of Experts” by William Easterly

April 1, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “England’s Divergence from China’s Yangzi Delta” by Brenner and Isett

March 31, 2020March 17, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Early Modern Great Divergence” by Broadberry and Gupta

March 31, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run” by Angus Maddison

March 30, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective” by Angus Maddison

March 6, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West” by William Cronon

February 7, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “War: What is It Good for?” by Ian Morris

February 5, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The European Origins of Economic Development” by Easterly and Levine

January 29, 2020March 17, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Was the Industrial Revolution Inevitable?” by Charles Jones

January 28, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “How Deep are the Roots of Economic Development?” by Spolaore and Wacziarg

January 9, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu and Robinson

January 3, 2020December 7, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Progress” by Johan Norberg