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BusinessWeek
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Why The Economy Is A Lot Stronger Than You Think
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
By Michael Mandel, with Steve Hamm in New York and Christopher J. Farrell in St. Paul, Minn.
In a knowledge-based world, the traditional measures don't tell the story.
Intangibles like R&D are tracked poorly, if at all. Factor them in and everything changes

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