tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503392532090682825.post6701266431155473953..comments2023-06-13T05:05:28.886-04:00Comments on Economics of Information: Technological Plateau or Promise?Erik Brynjolfssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117552073319813366noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503392532090682825.post-16032747716203342422011-11-04T09:29:46.480-04:002011-11-04T09:29:46.480-04:00If you look at the total amount of patent applicat...If you look at the total amount of patent applications sent to the USPTO, it implies that innovation is going strong.<br /><br />http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/us_stat.htm<br /><br />This period seems eerily familiar to the period when most agriculture jobs were being replaced by technology. Many jobs that went away in this recession, aren't coming back. It's unfortunate, but we'll have to wait until new jobs are invented.Elliot Sedegahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382714356379940256noreply@blogger.com