Guido Tabellini
Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics and Vice President at Bocconi University, author and co-author of research on political economics and institutional history, here discussing Two Paths to Prosperity on culture, institutions, and the great divergence between Europe and China.
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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.
Apr 2, 2026 • 51min
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Guido Tabellini, Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics and Bocconi University leader, explores why Europe surged ahead of China. He contrasts European corporations like guilds and monasteries with Chinese clan networks. Short, sharp takes cover culture vs geography, how organizations shaped cooperation, and why these paths affected innovation and state power.
Apr 2, 2026 • 51min
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Guido Tabellini, economist and Bocconi vice president, co-author of Two Paths to Prosperity. He contrasts European corporations and Chinese clans. He explains how fragmentation, law, and associations shaped institutions. He links corporate organization to innovation and traces cultural roots in family and religion shaping cooperation.
Apr 2, 2026 • 51min
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Guido Tabellini, Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics and Vice President at Bocconi University, co-author of Two Paths to Prosperity. He contrasts European corporations with Chinese clans and traces how fragmentation, church policy, and kinship shaped institutions. He discusses the role of legal systems, the exam system’s limits on scientific accumulation, and whether centralized regimes can foster radical innovation.
Apr 2, 2026 • 51min
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Guido Tabellini, Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics and Bocconi vice president, co-author of Two Paths to Prosperity. He traces how Europe's corporations and open knowledge networks contrasted with China’s clan-based order. Short takes cover legal origins, family structures, why the Industrial Revolution favored Europe, and whether modern China can drive radical innovation.
