Does inflation lower productivity? Time series evidence on the impact of inflation on labor productivity in 12 OECD nations

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-332

  Freeman, Donald G ^b   Yerger, David B ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 12444299152     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02298324     Document Type: Article

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