Intertemporal substitution of effort: Some empirical evidence

Economica

Volumn 70, Issue 280, 2003, Pages 579-595

  Treble, John G ^a,b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; WAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344272316     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0013-0427.2003.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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