Deciphering the fall and rise in the net capital share: Accumulation or scarcity?

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn 2015, Issue SPRING, 2015, Pages 1-54

  Rognlie, Matthew ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84961687437     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2016.0002     Document Type: Article

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