Macroeconomic implications of variation in the workweek of capital

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-133

  Shapiro, Matthew D ^a  

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EID: 0030353340     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2534620     Document Type: Article

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