Conférence - Joel Mokyr : Innovation and the British Industrial Revolution: a New Look

Philippe AghionÉconomie des institutions, de l'innovation et de la croissanceCollège de FranceAnnée 2025-2026The Longue Durée: Economic History and the Rise of Prosperity in the Modern AgeConférence - Joel Mokyr : Innovation and the British Industrial Revolution: a New LookJoel MokyrNorthwestern UniversityRésuméThis lecture, based on a forthcoming book entitled Why Britain? A New View of the Industrial Revolution will discuss the various factors that made Britain into the workshop of the world and the cradle of technological progress and economic growth. It will discuss institutions, geography, and empire, and then propose a novel explanation of the location and timing of the Industrial Revolution hitherto neglected by economic historians.