Technological change and U.S. productivity growth in the interwar years

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-236

  Field, Alexander J ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645094638     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050706000088     Document Type: Article

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