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=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
<blockquote>"We picked the low-hanging fruit of modern economic growth, and now we're in the Great Stagnation."</blockquote>
"We picked the low-hanging fruit of modern economic growth, and now we're in the Great Stagnation."<ref name="ref_2011_p5_1">Tyler Cowen, ''The Great Stagnation'' (2011), p. 5, Dutton</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''The Great Stagnation'' (2011), p. 5, Dutton


=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
<blockquote>"Average is Over - the age of genius machines will create a hyper-meritocracy."</blockquote>
"Average is Over - the age of genius machines will create a hyper-meritocracy."<ref name="ref_2013_p3_1">Tyler Cowen, ''Average is Over'' (2013), p. 3, Dutton</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''Average is Over'' (2013), p. 3, Dutton


=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
<blockquote>"The internet is great for the intellectually curious, but it hasn't revolutionized most economic sectors."</blockquote>
"The internet is great for the intellectually curious, but it hasn't revolutionized most economic sectors."<ref name="ref_2017_p78_1">Tyler Cowen, ''The Complacent Class'' (2017), p. 78, St. Martin's Press</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''The Complacent Class'' (2017), p. 78, St. Martin's Press


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=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
<blockquote>"The future belongs to those who can work with intelligent machines."</blockquote>
"The future belongs to those who can work with intelligent machines."<ref name="ref_2013_p230_1">Tyler Cowen, ''Average is Over'' (2013), p. 230, Dutton</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''Average is Over'' (2013), p. 230, Dutton


=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
<blockquote>"Most of the world is still very poor, and that is the most important economic fact of our time."</blockquote>
"Most of the world is still very poor, and that is the most important economic fact of our time."<ref name="ref_2018_p23_1">Tyler Cowen, ''Stubborn Attachments'' (2018), p. 23, Stripe Press</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''Stubborn Attachments'' (2018), p. 23, Stripe Press


=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
<blockquote>"Cultural capital is becoming more important than financial capital."</blockquote>
"Cultural capital is becoming more important than financial capital."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Tyler Cowen, ''Marginal Revolution Blog'' (2022), March 15, 2022</ref>
—Tyler Cowen, ''Marginal Revolution Blog'' (2022), March 15, 2022

Revision as of 20:39, 12 August 2025

Tyler Cowen

Biography

American economist, professor at George Mason University, blogger at Marginal Revolution.

School of Thought

Austrian-influenced Economics

Notable Quotes

On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles

"We picked the low-hanging fruit of modern economic growth, and now we're in the Great Stagnation."[1]

On Human Capital in Age of AI

"Average is Over - the age of genius machines will create a hyper-meritocracy."[2]

On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age

"The internet is great for the intellectually curious, but it hasn't revolutionized most economic sectors."[3]


References

  1. Tyler Cowen, The Great Stagnation (2011), p. 5, Dutton
  2. Tyler Cowen, Average is Over (2013), p. 3, Dutton
  3. Tyler Cowen, The Complacent Class (2017), p. 78, St. Martin's Press

Additional Notable Quotes

On Human Capital in Age of AI

"The future belongs to those who can work with intelligent machines."[1]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology

"Most of the world is still very poor, and that is the most important economic fact of our time."[2]

On Intangible Assets and Valuation

"Cultural capital is becoming more important than financial capital."[3]

  1. Tyler Cowen, Average is Over (2013), p. 230, Dutton
  2. Tyler Cowen, Stubborn Attachments (2018), p. 23, Stripe Press
  3. Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution Blog (2022), March 15, 2022