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March 1984

Productivity growth in the switchgear industry slows after 1973

Arthur S. Herman, Phyllis F. Otto

During 1963-73, the industry experienced a period of high growth, but from 1973 to 1982 its rate of productivity increase fell sharply in response to cyclical downturns in output, the energy crisis, and an overall falloff in demand for switchgear.

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