Quote by Robert J. Gordon

“Although advertising began in the late nineteenth century with the development of the first branded products, its true explosion came in the 1920s, when…

— Robert J. Gordon

“both the Great Depression and World War II directly contributed to the Great Leap.”

— Robert J. Gordon

“Modern humans first emerged about 100,000 years ago. For the next 99,800 years or so, nothing happened. Well, not quite nothing. There were wars,…

— Robert J. Gordon

“Progress after 1970 continued but focused more narrowly on entertainment, communication, and information technology, in which areas progress did not arrive with a great…

— Robert J. Gordon

“If the stock market continues to advance, we know that inequality will increase, for capital gains on equities accrue disproportionately to the top income…

— Robert J. Gordon

“Compared to Canada, Japan, or any nation in western Europe, the United States combines by far the most expensive system with the shortest life…

— Robert J. Gordon

“The post-2020 fiscal reckoning does not require higher payroll taxes or lower retirement benefits, as new sources of fiscal revenue are available from drug…

— Robert J. Gordon

“Electric light, the first reliable internal combustion engine, and wireless transmission were all invented within the same three-month period at the end of 1879. Within”

— Robert J. Gordon

“The economic revolution of 1870 to 1970 was unique in human history, unrepeatable because so many of its achievements could happen only once.”

— Robert J. Gordon

“Morris Kleiner has calculated that the percentage of jobs subject to occupational licensing has expanded from 10 percent in 1970 to 30 percent in 2008.”

— Robert J. Gordon

There are four headwinds that are just hitting the American economy in the face: They're demographics, education, debt and inequality. They're powerful enough to…

— Robert J. Gordon

“The inexorable rise of inequality can be countered at the top by higher taxes on the highest earners who have captured so much more…

— Robert J. Gordon