Taking the pulse of the economy: Measuring GDP

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-216

  Landefeld, J Steven ^a   Seskin, Eugene P ^b   Fraumeni, Barbara M ^c  

^a US Department of Commerce   (United States)

^b Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 45149127810     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.22.2.193     Document Type: Review

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