The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War (Revised)

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$26.95  $25.06
Publisher
Princeton University Press
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Pages
784
Dimensions
5.3 X 8.0 X 1.8 inches | 2.18 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780691175805

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About the Author
Robert J. Gordon is professor in social sciences at Northwestern University. His books include Productivity Growth, Inflation, and Unemployment and Macroeconomics. Gordon was included in the 2016 Bloomberg list of the nation's most influential thinkers.
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"Longlisted for the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, McGill University"
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"[The Rise and Fall of American Growth] is this year's equivalent to Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century an essential read for all economists, who are unanimously floored by its boldness and scope even if they don't agree with its conclusions."---Adam Davidson, New York Times Magazine
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