Differential total factor productivity in the four dragons: The Singapore case

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-181

  Toh, Mun Heng ^a   Low, Linda ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ANIEs; Factor shares; Latent resources; Singapore; TFP

Indexed keywords

FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030478633     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638199600000011     Document Type: Article

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