Aggregate economic fluctuations and regional convergence: The Finnish case 1988-95

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Pekkala, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

FINLAND;

EID: 0034628512     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322895     Document Type: Article

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