On the rental price of capital and the profit rate: The perils and pitfalls of total factor productivity growth

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-345

  Felipe, Jesus ^a   McCombie, J S L ^b  

^a ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749818126     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: 14653982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09538250701453014     Document Type: Article

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