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An estimation of US industry-level capital-labor substitution elasticities: support for Cobb-Douglas

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  • Balistreri, Edward J.
  • McDaniel, Christine A.
  • Wong, Eina Vivian

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  • Balistreri, Edward J. & McDaniel, Christine A. & Wong, Eina Vivian, 2003. "An estimation of US industry-level capital-labor substitution elasticities: support for Cobb-Douglas," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 343-356, December.
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