The vintage effect in TFP-growth: An analysis of the age structure of capital

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 306-328

  Gittleman, Maury ^a   ten Raa, Thijs ^b   Wolff, Edward N ^c  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital vintage; Investment; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 33746134151     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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