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Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Measures using Physical Activity

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  • Akogun, Oladele
  • Dillon, Andrew
  • Friedman, Jed
  • Prasann, Ashesh
  • Serneels, Pieter

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  • Akogun, Oladele & Dillon, Andrew & Friedman, Jed & Prasann, Ashesh & Serneels, Pieter, 2017. "Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Measures using Physical Activity," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258380, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258380
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