Productivity growth in British manufacturing: Spatial variation in the role of scale economies, technological growth and industrial structure

Applied Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 811-821

  Graham, Daniel J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035005894     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840122333     Document Type: Article

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