That headline is a big promise. But here it is: The economic history of the world going back to Year 1 showing the major powers' share of world GDP, from a research letter written by Michael Cembalest, chairman of market and investment strategy at JP Morgan.
I'm guessing that your first question, if you started scanning from the left, is: Wait, India was by far the biggest economy at the dawn of AD? Yup, India.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Business - Derek Thompson - The Economic History of the Last 2,000 Years in 1 Little Graph - The Atlantic
