{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mark Koyama on *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth*","description":"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\u2019s  episode. &amp;nbsp; Mark\u2019s Twitter:  @MarkKoyama Mark\u2019s GMU profile Mark\u2019s Mercatus profile &amp;nbsp; David Beckworth\u2019s 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 ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/171098203"}