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The Great Stagnation
by Tyler Cowen
A short ebook-turned-classic: America ate the low-hanging fruit, free land, education, big inventions, and growth slowed. Compact and influential.
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you want the stagnation thesis in an hour.
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Skip it if…
you want Gordon's depth.
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Three things you will actually use
- Low-hanging fruit is gone.
- Expect slower gains.
- Raise the status of science.
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Our verdict
Cowen's stagnation.
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