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Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2021-05-11

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Eli Dourado: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #225

Eli Dourado - Frontiers for Productivity - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 225]

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My guest today is Eli Dourado, economist and senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University. In our discussion, we touch on the ongoing stagnation in labor productivity, the system constraints, and some of the innovative technologies that could reverse this trend.

Eli Dourado discussed The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen. Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended Liftoff by Eric Berger.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Complacent Class

    Tyler Cowen · at 8:34

    The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen is an economic and cultural analysis examining why contemporary American society has grown risk-averse, geographically stagnant, and resistant to dynamic change.

    Discussed
    “So I think the other school of thought is what my PhD advisor, Tyler Cowen, put forward in his book, The Complacent Class, which is basically, we've kind of given up.”
    Eli Dourado Eli Dourado - Frontiers for Productivity - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2021-05-11
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  2. Liftoff

    Eric Berger · at 38:19

    Liftoff by Eric Berger is a non-fiction account detailing the dramatic early days, engineering milestones, and foundational struggles of SpaceX.

    Recommended
    “I highly recommend this book, Liftoff, that just came out about the early days of SpaceX. Yeah, I read it. It's good.”
    Patrick O'Shaughnessy Eli Dourado - Frontiers for Productivity - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2021-05-11
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    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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