Galtonian regression, company age and job generation 1986-95

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-98

  Hart, Peter E ^a   Oulton, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CYCLICITY; EMPLOYMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0006251833     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00186     Document Type: Article

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