How biased are measures of cyclical movements in productivity and hours?

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-558

  Aaronson, Stephanie ^a   Figura, Andrew ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 77955760206     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2010.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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