The effects of technology shocks on hours and output: A robustness analysis

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 755-773

  Canova, Fabio ^a,b,c   Lopez Salido, David ^c,d   Michelacci, Claudio ^c,e  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b AMeN   (Spain)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^e CEMFI   (Spain)

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EID: 77954305947     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1090     Document Type: Article

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