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Productivity trends in U.S. manufacturing: Evidence from the NQ and AIM cost functions

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  • Feng, Guohua & Serletis, Apostolos, 2008. "Productivity trends in U.S. manufacturing: Evidence from the NQ and AIM cost functions," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 142(1), pages 281-311, January.
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