Input and output inventories

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 347-375

  Humphreys, Brad R ^a   Maccini, Louis J ^b   Schuh, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

E22; E23; Gross production; Inventories; Stage of fabrication; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003269802     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(01)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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