The bounty of the sea and long-run development

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The bounty of the sea and long-run development. / Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars; Knudsen, Anne Sofie Beck; Selaya, Pablo.

In: Journal of Economic Growth, Vol. 25, 26.08.2020, p. 259–295.

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Dalgaard, C-JL, Knudsen, ASB & Selaya, P 2020, 'The bounty of the sea and long-run development', Journal of Economic Growth, vol. 25, pp. 259–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-020-09181-8

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Dalgaard, C-J. L., Knudsen, A. S. B., & Selaya, P. (2020). The bounty of the sea and long-run development. Journal of Economic Growth, 25, 259–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-020-09181-8

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Dalgaard C-JL, Knudsen ASB, Selaya P. The bounty of the sea and long-run development. Journal of Economic Growth. 2020 Aug 26;25:259–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-020-09181-8

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Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars ; Knudsen, Anne Sofie Beck ; Selaya, Pablo. / The bounty of the sea and long-run development. In: Journal of Economic Growth. 2020 ; Vol. 25. pp. 259–295.

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