The empirics of growth and convergence: A selective review

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-73

  De La Fuente, Angel ^a  

^a Barcelona)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catch up; Convergence; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030639531     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1889(95)00925-6     Document Type: Article

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