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Robert J. Gordon

Robert James Gordon is an American economist. He is the Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences at Northwestern University and one of the world's leading experts on inflation, unemployment, and long-term economic growth.

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Alma mater
Harvard University (1962) Oxford University (1964) MIT (1967)
Born
(1940-09-03) September 3, 1940 (age 85)
Discipline
Macroeconomics Social economics
Doctoral advisor
Robert Solow
Institutions
Northwestern University
Notable ideas
Core inflation Productivity Growth theory

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Robert J. Gordon

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Robert J. Gordon → C-SPAN, Gordon, Gordon's, GordonRobert, Northwestern University, RePEcRobert, Robert, TEDAppearances
Alma mater · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Harvard University (1962) Oxford University (1964) MIT (1967)
Born · 1
Robert J. Gordon → (1940-09-03) September 3, 1940 (age 85)
Discipline · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Macroeconomics Social economics
Doctoral advisor · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Robert Solow
Institutions · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Northwestern University
Notable ideas · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Core inflation Productivity Growth theory
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Robert J. Gordon → New Keynesian economics
Website · 1
Robert J. Gordon → Gordon Economics

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Robert J. GordonNotable ideasCore inflation Productivity Growth theory1.00infobox
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