The division of labor and the growth of government

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1217-1235

  Davis, Lewis S ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Endogenous growth; Government; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037404999     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(02)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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