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Joel Mokyr
Joel Mokyr is a professor of economics and history at Northwestern University. He is the author of
A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
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Progress Isn't Natural
Humans invented it—and not that long ago.
Joel Mokyr
November 17, 2016
