Review: The Irritable Heart of Soldiers and the Origins of Anglo-American Cardiology: The U.S. Civil War (1861) to World War I (1918)

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-522
Author(s):  
E. Mormon
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
World War I ◽  
World War ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Lessons from Past Productivity Booms

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger W Ferguson ◽  
William L Wascher
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
World War I ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
World War ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
Strong Trend ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The U.S

A number of observers argue that the present era of robust trend productivity growth will soon come to an end. Others contend that the potential gains to productivity from the technological advances associated with the computer revolution are far from complete. In assessing the likelihood of these alternative outcomes, one should recognize that periods of strong trend productivity growth, although perhaps novel to many of us, are not new to the U.S. economy. In particular, three earlier periods of strong trend productivity growth stand out from the historical record as especially worthy of further scrutiny for the lessons they may offer regarding the current episode: the late 1800s from roughly the end of the Civil War to around 1890; the decade or so between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression; and the period from about 1950 to the early 1970s.

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