1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Mark Koyama is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and is a senior fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. Mark is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about his recent book that he co-authored with Jared Rubin titled, *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth.* Specifically, David and Mark discuss the key drivers of long-run economic growth throughout history and what we might be able to expect in the future. &amp;nbsp; Transcript for this week’s episode. &amp;nbsp; Mark’s Twitter: @MarkKoyama Mark’s GMU profile Mark’s Mercatus profile &amp;nbsp; David Beckworth’s Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@Macro_Musings &amp;nbsp; Join the Macro Musings mailing list! Check out our new Macro Musings merch! &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth* by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin Macro Musings with David Beckworth http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29793403/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/171098203