Machine replacement and the business cycle: Lumps and bumps

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 921-946

  Cooper, Russell ^a   Haltiwanger, John ^b   Power, Laura ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 0000096937     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.4.921     Document Type: Article

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