2025 Spriggs Family Lecture Series
- Mark Koyama – “How the World Became Rich”
- 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 14th, 2025
About Mark Koyama
Mark Koyama is a professor of economics at George Mason University, research associate at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), and Mercatus Center, Senior Scholar. Professor Koyama earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oxford. At George Mason he is the director of the PPE Concentration.
Koyama is a global economic historian. His research is focused on questions such as the origins of modern and economic growth and liberal democracy. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Economic Journal and many other scholarly journals.
He co-author of two books: “Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom” (CUP: 2019) and “How the World Became Rich” (Polity: 2022).
Spriggs Family Lecture Series for Free Market Studies
Hosted by the College of Business and Economics, and generously supported through private support, the Spriggs Family Lecture Series is an annual lecture which builds on current curriculum and offerings in support of the ideas of free market economics. The purpose of this event is to provide a forum for our students and community members that encourages and values discussion, research and hands-on learning. The inaugural lecture took place in February 2022. The lectures are free and open to the public. Parking for Spriggs Family Lecture Series is free in the Lincoln Garage.