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Competition and Productivity Growth in the Rust Belt

Posted on October 26, 2017

10.26.17. Simeon Alder, David Lagakos and Lee Ohanian. The “Rust Belt,” the heavy manufacturing region bordering the Great Lakes, fared worse than any other region of the United States in the post-World War II period in terms of employment and value added.

Posted in NewsTagged David Lagakos, Lee Ohanian, Manufacturing, Productivity, Simeon Alder

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