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Measuring the Transaction Sector in the American Economy, 1870-1970

In: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth

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  • John J. Wallis
  • Douglass North

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  • John J. Wallis & Douglass North, 1986. "Measuring the Transaction Sector in the American Economy, 1870-1970," NBER Chapters, in: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, pages 95-162, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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