Productivity Growth and Machinery Investment: A Long-Run Look, 1870–1980

The Journal of Economic History

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 307-324

  De Long, J Bradford ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84974131502     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700010755     Document Type: Article

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