Acemoglu, Daron and Robinson, James A. Why Nations Fail. The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York: Crown Business, 2012.

Acemoglu, Daron and Robinson, James A. The Narrow Corridor. States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty, London: Penguin Books, 2019.

Galor, Oded. The Journey of Humanity. The Origins of Wealth and Inequality. London: The Bodley Head, 2022. [mandatory reading]

Koyama, Mark and Rubin, Jared. How the World Became Rich. The Historical Origins of Economic Growth. Cambridge, UK; Medford, MA: Polity Press, 2022.