The Discovery of the Residual: An Historical Note
National Bureau of Economic ResearchPublished 1 November 1995Open access
Zvi Griliches
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Abstract
This note reviews the history of the 'residual,' from its earliest articulation in Copeland (1937) to its codification in Solow (1957), describing the various earlier contributions by Tinbergen, Stigler, Schmookler, Fabricant, Kendrick, Abramovitz and others.
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