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Is constant returns-to-scale a restrictive assumption for sector-level empirical macroeconomics? The case of Europe

Barnabé WalheerInternational Business School Suzhou, Xi’An Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 231-236 | Published online: 29 Mar 2018

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