Reallocation and technology: Evidence from the US steel industry

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 131-171

  Collard Wexler, Allan ^a   De Loecker, Jan ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920626423     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130090     Document Type: Article

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