The Origins of State Strength and Economic Development:
Insights from Historical Political Economy

Michael Albertus, Volha Charnysh, Mark Dincecco, Jean Hong, Hojung Joo, Peng Peng, Jan Pierskalla, Didac Queralt, Emily Sellars and Yuhua Wang

University of Chicago, MIT, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Washington University in St. Louis, The Ohio State University and Yale University

May 16, 2025 9:00AM