Productivity: what is it and why do we care about it?
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2001-05-02 (Development)
- NEP-EFF-2001-05-16 (Efficiency & Productivity)
- NEP-LAB-2001-05-02 (Labour Economics)
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