The effects of operating and capital subsidies on total factor productivity: A decomposition approach

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 381-397

  Obeng, K ^a   Sakano, R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034368968     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061476     Document Type: Article

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