Revisiting U. S. Productivity Growth over the Past Century with a View of the Future

Robert J. Gordon

NBER Working Paper No. 15834
Issued in March 2010

---- Acknowledgements -----

This paper is dedicated not only to the 80th birthday of Angus Maddison but also to the memory of Robert McGuckin of the Conference Board. The 2006 conference version of this paper was made possible by the creative research assistance of Robert Krenn. Jesse Wiener brought new insights to this revision and extension of the data. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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