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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., October 27, 2003 – Joel Mokyr, the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, will give a talk “The Wondrous Century: Europe in the World Economy 1900-2000” on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. in Thompson Physics, room 203, on the Williams College campus.
His research focuses on the economic history of Europe, especially the period 1750 to 1914. He is interested in technological progress and the growth of knowledge in European societies, as well as the impact industrialization and economic progress have had on economic welfare.
He is the author of “The Lover of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress,” which was selected editor’s choice by the New York Times Book Review and co-winner of the Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize. Mokyr’s book “Why Ireland Starved: An Analytical and Quantitative Study of Irish Poverty, 1800-1851” was named outstanding publication in economics for 1983 by Choice magazine. He is currently writing a book titled “Neither Chance nor Necessity,” on the evolutionary aspects of technological progress.
Mokyr received his B.A. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem in economics and history. He earned his M. Phil and Ph.D. from Yale University.
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Published October 29, 2003
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