The dynamics of productivity in the telecommunications equipment industry

Econometrica

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1263-1297

  Olley, G Steven ^a   Pakes, Ariel ^a  

^a Center for Economic Studies

Author keywords

Productivity; Selection; Simultaneity and production functions; Telecommunications equipment and deregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000348264     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2171831     Document Type: Article

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