Cross-country growth regressions: Problems of heterogeneity, stability and interpretation

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 635-642

  Maddala, G S ^a   Wu, S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH;

EID: 0034114250     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322534     Document Type: Article

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