The rug rat race

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-176

  Ramey, Garey ^a   Ramey, Valerie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78649427212     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2010.0003     Document Type: Article

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