The robustness of Okun's law: Evidence from OECD countries

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 331-356

  Lee, Jim ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

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EID: 0034391180     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(00)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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