A matched plant comparison of productivity in east and west Germany: Transition to the market economy

Omega

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-335

  Hitchens, David M W N ^a   Birnie, J E ^a   Wagner, K ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft FHTW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparisons; East Germany; Manufacturing; Productivity; West Germany

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON; EAST GERMANY; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; MANUFACTURING; MARKET ECONOMIES; MATCHINGS; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; WEST GERMANY;

ECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MANUFACTURE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAST GERMANY; MARKET ECONOMY; WEST GERMANY;

EID: 0030153339     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0483(95)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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