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Fat: The Displacement of Nonproduction Workers from U.S. Manufacturing Industries

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  • Richard E. Caves & Matthew B. Krepps, 1993. "Fat: The Displacement of Nonproduction Workers from U.S. Manufacturing Industries," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 24(2 Microec), pages 227-288.
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