Industry-level productivity and competitiveness between Canada and the United States: U.S. Economic growth at the industry level

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-167

  Jorgenson, Dale W ^a   Stiroh, Kevin J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0040357411     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.161     Document Type: Article

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