Guido Tabellini
Professor of Political Economics at Bocconi University and co-author of Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000, specializing in the interaction of culture and institutions in economic development.
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Jan 23, 2026 • 54min
614. Understanding the Great Divergence: Europe vs China from 1000 to 2000 feat. Guido Tabellini
Guido Tabellini, professor of Political Economics at Bocconi and co-author of Two Paths to Prosperity, explores why Europe and China diverged from 1000–2000. He discusses a reversal of fortunes, the roles of corporations versus clans, state capacity and fragmentation, how religion shaped cooperation with strangers, and the institutional roots shaping modern development.
