Why did some societies become rich while others remained poor? Three free essays a week on economic history, technological progress, institutions, industrialization, and the causes rising living standards.
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How many nations have skills-based immigration systems?
A farm worker arrives with a spouse and two children. All four can count as economic immigrants, even though none was selected for occupational skills.
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The Comeback of Progress: The Modern Revival of the Study of Progress (1980–Present)
While doomsayers predicted collapse, a new generation documented humanity’s remarkable material progress and sought to explain its causes.
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The Illusion of Social Mobility
Social Mobility tracks changes in rank, not rising living standards. Genetics and meritocracy complicate what low mobility tells us about fairness.
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GDP Per Capita Is a Better Measure of Progress Than You Think
Map of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita in 2024; Source
Critics say GDP per capita misses what matters. Yet 21 development indicators and five complex indices tell a surprisingly similar story.
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The Long Decline of the European Left
Gathering of Center-Left heads of government in London on April 7, 1998; From left: Viktor Klima (Austria), António Guterres (Portugal), Lionel Jospin (France), Tony Blair (United Kingdom), Paavo Lipponen (Finland), Wim Kok (Netherlands), C...
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