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Nonconvexities, labor hoarding, technology shocks, and procyclical productivity a structural econometric analysis

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  • Chirinko, Robert S., 1995. "Nonconvexities, labor hoarding, technology shocks, and procyclical productivity a structural econometric analysis," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 66(1-2), pages 61-98.
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