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Are the Penn World Tables data on government consumption and investment being misused?

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  • Knowles, Stephen, 2001. "Are the Penn World Tables data on government consumption and investment being misused?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 293-298, May.
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