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Capital's Contribution to Productivity and the Nature of Competition

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  • Axel Boersch-Supan

    (University of Mannheim
    Center for Economic Policy Research
    National Bureau of Economic Research)

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  • Axel Boersch-Supan, 1998. "Capital's Contribution to Productivity and the Nature of Competition," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 29(1998 Micr), pages 205-248.
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