Specification of functional form and the estimation of technical progress

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 947-956

  Fox, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL FORM; METHDOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS;

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EID: 0030438486     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496328074     Document Type: Article

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