![]() | The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War Subjects: Cost and standard of living -- United States -- History; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865–1918; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918–1945; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945–; How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat 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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