Conférence - Joel Mokyr : Innovation and the British Industrial Revolution: a New Look

Collège de France - Sélection · May 4, 2026 · 1h 29m

Philippe Aghion

Économie des institutions, de l'innovation et de la croissance

Collège de France

Année 2025-2026

The Longue Durée: Economic History and the Rise of Prosperity in the Modern Age

Conférence - Joel Mokyr : Innovation and the British Industrial Revolution: a New Look

Joel Mokyr

Northwestern University

Résumé

This lecture, based on a forthcoming book entitled Why Britain? A New View of the Industrial Revolution will discuss the various factors that made Britain into the workshop of the world and the cradle of technological progress and economic growth. It will discuss institutions…