Chapter 18 - Assignment 2: Breaking Down the Barriers to Technological Progress

Read the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' report entitled: "Breaking Down the Barriers to Technological Progress: How U.S. policy can promote higher economic growth," by Preston J. Miller and James A. Schmitz.

  1. What do the authors claim is the key to increasing the rate of growth of productivity in the U.S.?
  2. Describe the methods suggested by the authors to achieve this goal. Explain why each of these policies might have an effect on productivity growth?

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