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Robert Gordon[edit]
Biography[edit]
American economist at Northwestern University, known for work on productivity and economic growth.
School of Thought[edit]
Economic History
Notable Quotes[edit]
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles[edit]
"The economic revolution of 1870 to 1970 was unique in human history, and unrepeatable."[1]
On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age[edit]
"The iPhone added to consumer surplus, but it didn't revolutionize productivity the way electricity did."[2]
On Economic Measurement in Digital Economy[edit]
"Techno-optimists confuse innovation with economically significant innovation."[3]
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles[edit]
"The smartphone has been our last great invention."[4]
On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age[edit]
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters - and that's actually worse than it sounds."[5]
On Economic Measurement in Digital Economy[edit]
"Four headwinds are slowing growth: demographics, education, inequality, and debt."[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Robert Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth (2016), p. 1, Princeton University Press
- ↑ Robert Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth (2016), p. 578, Princeton University Press
- ↑ Robert Gordon, Is U.S. Economic Growth Over? (2012), p. 13
- ↑ Robert Gordon, Wall Street Journal (2016), January 25, 2016, "Why Innovation Won't Save Us"
- ↑ Robert Gordon, TED Talk (2013), February 26, 2013
- ↑ Robert Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth (2016), p. 605, Princeton University Press