Productivity differences

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 563-606

  Daron Acemoglu, And ^a   Zilibotti, Fabrizio ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Institute for International Economic Studies   (Sweden)

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EID: 0012158230     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530151144104     Document Type: Article

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