Anglo-German productivity differences: The role of broad capital

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-36

  O'Mahony, Mary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING;

GERMANY; UK;

EID: 0031859001     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00048     Document Type: Article

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