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Marc Levinson

Marc Levinson is an economist and historian. This essay draws on his new book, An Extraordinary Time: The End of the Postwar Boom and the Return of the Ordinary Economy.

Latest articles by Marc Levinson

The Big Idea
Every US president promises to boost economic growth. The catch: no one knows how.Every US president promises to boost economic growth. The catch: no one knows how.
The Big Idea

Economic productivity dropped in the early ’70s and has never fully recovered

By Marc Levinson