Where did the productivity growth go? Inflation dynamics and the distribution of income

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-150

  Dew Becker, Ian ^a   Gordon, Robert J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645345141     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2006.0004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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