Productive Efficiency during Transition: Evidence from Bulgarian Panel Data

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 446-464

  Jones, Derek ^a   Klinedinst, Mark ^b   Rock, Charles ^c  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0000261016     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1998.1529     Document Type: Article

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