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Growth and Productivity Change in the Canadian Railway Sector, 1871-1926

In: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth

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  • Alan Green, 1986. "Growth and Productivity Change in the Canadian Railway Sector, 1871-1926," NBER Chapters, in: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, pages 779-818, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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