The Lack of European Productivity Growth: Causes and Lessons for the U.S
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Productivity growth; Europe’s economic performance; economic policy;All these keywords.
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- E02 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Institutions and the Macroeconomy
- E30 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
- E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
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