The shape of production functions and the direction of technical change

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 517-549

  Jones, Charles I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 20444367720     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0033553053970142     Document Type: Article

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