EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST, 485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(4), 2000-12-21

EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST
485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(4), 2000-12-21

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                                                                 EXHIBIT (j)(4)



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 75 to the Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated
October 31, 2000, relating to the financial  statements and financial highlights
of the Eaton Vance  Information  Age Fund (the  "Fund") and of our report  dated
October 31, 2000, relating to the financial statements and supplementary data of
the Information Age Portfolio, which appear in the August 31, 2000 Annual Report
to Shareholders of the Fund,  which are also  incorporated by reference into the
Registration  Statement.  We also  consent  to the  references  to us under  the
headings   "Financial   Highlights"  and  "Other  Service   Providers"  in  such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 2000


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