Estimation of cross-country differences in industry production functions

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-293

  Harrigan, James ^a  

^a Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Scale economies; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMY OF SCALE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033059814     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(98)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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