Interindustry factor mobility and technological change: Evidence on wage and profit dispersion across U.S. industries, 1820-1990

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 383-416

  Hiscox, Michael J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036066620     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022050702000542     Document Type: Article

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