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<h2>US States Production</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>


<p>A panel of 48 observations from 1970 to 1986
</p>
<p><EM>total number of observations</EM> :  816
</p>
<p><EM>observation</EM> :  regional
</p>
<p><EM>country</EM> :  United States
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<h3>Usage</h3>

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<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame containing :
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<dl>
<dt>state</dt><dd><p>the state</p>
</dd>
<dt>year</dt><dd><p>the year</p>
</dd>
<dt>pcap</dt><dd><p>private capital stock</p>
</dd>
<dt>hwy</dt><dd><p>highway and streets</p>
</dd>
<dt>water</dt><dd><p>water and sewer facilities</p>
</dd>
<dt>util</dt><dd><p>other public buildings and structures</p>
</dd>
<dt>pc</dt><dd><p>public capital</p>
</dd>
<dt>gsp</dt><dd><p>gross state products</p>
</dd>
<dt>emp</dt><dd><p>labor input measured by the employement in non&ndash;agricultural payrolls</p>
</dd>
<dt>unemp</dt><dd><p>state unemployment rate</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>


<p>Online complements to Baltagi (2001).
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<p><a href="http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/baltagi/">http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/baltagi/</a>.
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<h3>References</h3>


<p>Baltagi, Badi H. (2003) <EM>Econometric analysis of panel data</EM>, 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, 
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<p>Baltagi, B. H.  and  N.  Pinnoi (1995) &ldquo;Public capital stock and state productivity growth: further evidence&rdquo;, <EM>Empirical Economics</EM>, <B>20</B>, 351&ndash;359.
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<p>Munnell, A.H. (1990) &ldquo;Why has productivity growth declined? Productivity and public investment&rdquo;, <EM>New England Economic Review</EM>, 3&ndash;22.
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