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Optimal Economic Growth: Test of Income/Wealth Conservation Laws in OECD Countries

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Biased Technical Change and Economic Conservation Laws

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(2006). Optimal Economic Growth: Test of Income/Wealth Conservation Laws in OECD Countries. In: Biased Technical Change and Economic Conservation Laws. Research Monographs in Japan-U.S. Business & Economics, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26376-4_8

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