Dynamic inputs and resource (Mis)allocation

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1013-1063

  Asker, John ^a   Collard Wexler, Allan ^b   Loecker, Jan De ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84905691103     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677072     Document Type: Article

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