... the intense political debate and activity that absorbed the campus in those critical pre-war years. In economics, Harvard, the center of the intellectual ferment of the day, was enjoying a golden age. Joseph Schumpeter, Alvin Hansen, Seymour Harris, Edward Chamberlin, Edward Mason, Gottfried Haberler, Sumner Slichter, and Wassily Leontief were the professors who meant the most to him. In addition, there was ... ...

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... the war-ridden economies of the world looking to be rebuilt, and there is substantial opportunity available. Mr. Baker points out that this time was referred to as the postwar golden age for growth rate, which during this era, reached close to 3%. In the late 1990's, we had a rate of 2.8% growth rate, which has now been revised to 2.5%. This has been widely ... ...

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