A world-renowned economic historian and an award winning author, Prof. Joel Mokyr is originally from the Netherlands; he made Aliyah with his mother and sister after the Second World War, and for the past 40 years he has been living in Illinois and teaching at Northwestern University.

Prof. Mokyr is particularly interested in the economic history of technology and population, and he is currently researching the intellectual and institutional origins of modern economic growth. He joins host Ilene Prusher to discuss his work and his journeys.

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Margalit Tzanani - Re’ach Menta

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