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Pro-Productivity Institutions: Learning from National Experience 促进生产力的机构：从国家经验中学习

International Productivity Monitor Pub Date : 2017-04-12 DOI: 10.1787/D1615666-EN

A. Renda, Shaun Dougherty

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引用次数: 7

ICT Prices and ICT Services: What do they tell us about Productivity and Technology? ICT价格和ICT服务:它们告诉我们生产力和技术的什么?

International Productivity Monitor Pub Date : 2017-02-01 DOI: 10.17016/FEDS.2017.015

David M. Byrne, C. Corrado

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引用次数: 69

Review Article on The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective by Angus Maddison 《世界经济:一个千禧年的视角》，作者:安格斯·麦迪森

International Productivity Monitor Pub Date : 2014-12-23 DOI: 10.1080/15357449.2002.11069142

A. Sharpe

引用次数: 1

Editor's Overview 编辑器的概述

International Productivity Monitor Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/cwh.2016.0003

A. Sharpe

引用次数: 0