Effects of terms of trade gains and tariff changes on the measurement of US productivity growth

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-93

  Feenstra, Robert C ^a   Mandel, Benjamin R ^b   Reinsdorf, Marshall B ^c   Slaughter, Matthew J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84873508051     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.1.59     Document Type: Article

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