Public infrastructure, private input demand, and economic performance in New England manufacturing

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-101

  Morrison, Catherine J ^a   Schwartz, Amy Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital investment; Cost effectiveness; Input substitution; Productivity; Public capital; Shadow values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030526069     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1996.10524632     Document Type: Article

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