Dr. Mark Dincecco

Biography

Mark Dincecco is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the long-run historical determinants of political and economic development, with an emphasis on Europe and Eurasia. Dincecco is noted for his numerous published articles in leading academic journals in political science and economics. He has authored several influential books, including "Political Transformations and Public Finances: Europe, 1650-1913" (Cambridge, 2011), "State Capacity and Economic Development: Present and Past" (Cambridge, 2017), and "Warfare and Wealth: The Military Origins of Urban Prosperity in Europe" (Cambridge, 2017), the latter co-authored with Massimiliano Onorato, which won the William Riker Book Award. Additionally, Dincecco serves as an editor for the Elements of Political Economy series at Cambridge University Press. His academic journey includes a PhD in Economics from UCLA, and he has been an Edward Teller National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University during the 2016-17 academic year.

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