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High-tech capital formation and economic performance in U.S. manufacturing industries : an exploratory analysis

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  • Berndt, Ernst R.
  • Morrison, Catherine J.

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  • Berndt, Ernst R. & Morrison, Catherine J., 1992. "High-tech capital formation and economic performance in U.S. manufacturing industries : an exploratory analysis," Working papers 3419-92., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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