Efficiency and technical progress: Sources of convergence in the Spanish regions

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 467-478

  Gumbau Albert, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; NATIONAL TRADE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034022422     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322633     Document Type: Article

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