A simple measure of β-convergence

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-264

  Boyle, G E ^a   McCarthy, T G ^a  

^a ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

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EID: 0000801971     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00063     Document Type: Article

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