# The death of innovation, the end of growth

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Robert Gordon
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_gordon_the_death_of_innovation_the_end_of_growth)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The US economy has been expanding wildly for two centuries. Are we witnessing the end of growth? Economist Robert Gordon lays out 4 reasons US growth may be slowing, detailing factors like epidemic debt and growing inequality, which could move the US into a period of stasis we can't innovate our way out of. Be sure to watch the opposing viewpoint from Erik Brynjolfsson.

## Lectures

1. [The death of innovation, the end of growth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_gordon_the_death_of_innovation_the_end_of_growth/b70b489865b3), 12 min (TED's player)