The surprisingly swift decline of US manufacturing employment

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1632-1662

  Pierce, Justin R ^a   Schott, Peter K ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84978832070     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20131578     Document Type: Article

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