Technical change, markup, divestiture, and productivity growth in the U.S. telecommunications industry

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 488-497

  Nadiri, M Ishaq ^a   Nandi, Banani ^a  

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EID: 0033468258     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465399558247     Document Type: Article

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