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Raising the Speed Limit US Economic Growth in the Information Age

This paper examines the underpinnings of the successful performance of the US economy in the late 1990s. Relative to the early 1990s, output growth has accelerated by nearly two percentage points. We attribute this to rapid capital accumulation, a surge in hours worked, and faster growth of total fa...

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Main Author: Jorgenson, Dale W.
Other Authors: Stiroh, Kevin J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2000
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Subjects:
Economics
United States
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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