The environment and directed technical change

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-166

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a,b   Aghion, Philippe ^b,c,d   Bursztyn, Leonardo ^e   Hemous, David ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856881766     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.1.131     Document Type: Review

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