Retrospectives: Whatever happened to the Cambridge capital theory controversies?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 199-214

  Cohen, Avi J ^a   Harcourt, G C ^b,c,d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 2542515523     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003321165010     Document Type: Review

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