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Research Interests
Economic history of Europe, specializing in the period 1750-1914; understanding the economic and intellectual roots of technological progress and the growth of useful knowledge in European societies, as well as the impact that industrialization and economic progress have had on economic welfare.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Yale University
… → 1974
Economics, MPhil, Yale University
… → 1972
Economics and History, BA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
… → 1968
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The Black-White Mobility Gap Revisited: The Role of Religious Institutions in the US, 1850-2020
Mokyr, J. (PD/PI) & Mokyr, J. (PD/PI)
Chapman University, Templeton Religion Trust
2/1/24 → 1/31/26
Project: Research project
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Proposal to extend Northwestern University's Center for Economic History
Mokyr, J. (PD/PI) & Kiesling, L. L. (Co-Investigator)
4/1/17 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Doctoral Dissertation Research in Economics: Essays on the Self-Selection and Productivity of Migrants
Mokyr, J. (PD/PI)
8/1/14 → 7/31/16
Project: Research project
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Technology-Skill Complementarity during the Industrial Revolution: 1710-1810
Mokyr, J. (PD/PI)
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
10/1/11 → 12/31/15
Project: Research project
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Doctoral Dissertation Research in Economics: The Great Depression from a Firm-Level View
Mokyr, J. (PD/PI)
7/15/11 → 12/31/12
Project: Research project
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Social organizations and political institutions: why China and Europe diverged
Mokyr, J. & Tabellini, G., Apr 2024, In: Economica. 91, 362, p. 347-382 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Mechanics of the Industrial Revolution
Kelly, M., Mokyr, J. & Gráda, C., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Political Economy. 131, 1, p. 59-94 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access21 Scopus citations -
Could Artisans Have Caused the Industrial Revolution?
Kelly, M., Mokyr, J. & Grada, C. O., Apr 1 2022, In: Rivista di Storia Economica. 38, 1, p. 11-27 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
incentives, institutions, and industrialization: a Prelude to modern Economic Growth
Mokyr, J., Aug 1 2022, In: Rivista di Storia Economica. 38, 2, p. 127-146 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Institutions, ideas and economic change: Some reflections on Geoffrey Hodgson's 'Culture and Institutions'
Mokyr, J., Feb 24 2022, In: Journal of Institutional Economics. 18, 1, p. 169-174 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations