UChicago Stone Center | History's Lessons for Economic Growth

0:00 Welcome Remarks by Kristina Butaeva 3:05 Introductions by Veronica Guerrieri 6:25 Remarks by Joel Mokyr 22:25 Remarks by James Robinson 35:11 Remarks by Steven Durlauf 46:13 Panel Discussion 1:22:07 Q&A Economic growth cannot be taken for granted. For much of human history, stagnation—not progress—was the norm. What, then, ignited the economic growth of the mid-18th century? How do modern societies maintain such unprecedented rates? And what forces today threaten that trajectory? In this wide-ranging conversation, moderated by Veronica Guerrieri, three leading scholars of economic growth, Steven Durlauf, Joel Mokyr, and James Robinson, explore these pressing questions.