Specialization, information, and growth: A sequential equilibrium analysis

Review of Development Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-274

  Ng, Yew Kwang ^a,b   Yang, Xiaokai ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; DIVISION OF LABOUR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; SEQUENTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0031405447     PISSN: 13636669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9361.00018     Document Type: Article

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