The transaction sector, the information economy, and economic growth in New Zealand: Taking hazledine seriouslyFootnote*

I thank Tim Hazledine and a referee for useful comments. The second part of the title is a play on Hazledine (1998). It was also partly inspired by Scobie's (1998) review in this journal.

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