310. Are We Running Out of Ideas?

Economists have a hard time explaining why productivity growth has been shrinking. One theory: true innovation has gotten much harder – and much more expensive. So what should we do next?

Episode 310 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "310. Are We Running Out of Ideas?" was published on November 30, 2017 and runs 37 minutes.

November 30, 2017 ·37m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

Economists have a hard time explaining why productivity growth has been shrinking. One theory: true innovation has gotten much harder – and much more expensive. So what should we do next?

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