There is no silver bullet: Investment and growth in the G7

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-74

  Dougherty, Chrys ^a   Jorgenson, Dale W ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79959363121     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: 17413036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002795019716200105     Document Type: Article

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