A Perspective on UK Productivity Performance

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 271-306

  Crafts, Nicholas ^a   O'Mahony, Mary ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005589727     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00043.x     Document Type: Review

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