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Lo Fruts no More

in much talked about economics book Tyler Cowen advances a Stagnation Theory - the productivity curve is flattening out, there are few new ideas and most easy gains - the "low hanging fruit" - have been exploited. this would explain the prolonged slump in living standards of mid-America, rather than the growing divergence in wages.
text by Ryan Avent.

made: 2 Mar 2011   for: The Economist
link: www.economist.com/node/18276872