Freight rates and productivity gains in British tramp shipping 1869-1950

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-203

  Mohammed, Saif I Shah ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^b,c  

^a Cornerstone Research ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 1842632685     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4983(03)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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