Rogoff's method is to examine very long time periods rather than recent decades, because typical academic papers in economics journals (American Economic Review) focus on recent 20-30 year windows and thereby miss major turning points and structural changes that only become visible on century timescales.
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Kenneth RogoffEvidence Quote
“What I do in my work, and also it's a big theme in the book, is look at really long time periods. Don't just look at the last 20 years, the last 30 years. And by the way, the typical American Economic Review paper does that. You're missing everything. [33:24]”
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Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University): "The dollar will always be there, but it will be less."— Prague Finance InstituteCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:52:35 AM
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