Production management, output volatility, and good luck

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2118-2136

  Bivin, David G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventories; Models of the firm; Technology shocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449156306     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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