The new kaldor facts: Ideas, institutions, population, and human capital

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 224-245

  Jones, Charles I ^a,b   Romer, Paul M ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85017147644     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.2.1.224     Document Type: Article

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