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April 29, 2025
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Joel Mokyr
Joel Mokyr on American Dynamism vs. Techno-pessimism
Joel Mokyr, professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, addresses the Civitas Institute's second annual Austin Symposium on Economic Dynamism.
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