Procyclical labour productivity: A closer look at a stylized fact

Economica

Volumn 66, Issue 264, 1999, Pages 533-550

  Hart, Robert A ^a   Malley, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033386266     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00187     Document Type: Article

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