Trends in hours, balanced growth, and the role of technology in the business cycle

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-486

  Galí, Jordi ^a,b,c  

^a CEPR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33646434000     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.87.459-486     Document Type: Review

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