Economics 311:  Long-run economic growth

Link to slides

Link to slides

Link to slides

Read:

• Aaron Steelman & John A. Weinberg, "A New Normal?  The Prospects for Long-Term Growth in the United States"  (pp. 5-22)

Watch:  

• Hans Rosling, "200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes," BBC 2010

• Gordon gives a TED Talk:  "The Death of Innovation, the End of Growth"

• A debate between Gordon and MIT's Eric Brynjolfsson

For interest:  

• • John Oliver on increasing corporate concentration (September 2017, HBO)

  • IMF Datamapper

• • "The real secret to Asian American success was not education," The Washington Post, November 19, 2016

  • It makes sense for China to have a high share of GDP in investment.  (Matt Yglesias, April 12, 2012)

  • Whew, food used to be really bad for most people, for most of the year.  (Matthew Yglesias, March 18, 2011)

  • Ramps in Chicago (WBEZ, March 22, 2012)

  • The United Nations' FAO Food Price Index

  • How rich are you by world standards?  Check the Global Rich List

  • Much of this data come from the work of Angus Maddison (1926-2010)

    • Homepage and data

    • Cool presentation of his work

For interest: Hans Rosling

• • Hans Rosling's Magic Machine (TED Talk, December 2010)

For amusement:  What are some of the costs and benefits of economic growth?