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The United States Capital Stock in the Nineteenth Century

In: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth

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  • Robert E. Gallman, 1986. "The United States Capital Stock in the Nineteenth Century," NBER Chapters, in: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, pages 165-214, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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