Did real world per capita income really grow faster in 1870-1913 than in 1973-1992?

Economist

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-159

  Van Bergeijk, Peter A G ^a,b  

^a DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 2342642873     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003210110385     Document Type: Article

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