Estimating returns to scale: Lo, still no balance

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-314

  Wilson, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0034410365     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(00)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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