Okun's law, cointegration and gap variables

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 625-637

  Attfield, Clifford ^a   Silverstone, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0032377703     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(98)00076-7     Document Type: Article

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