Institutions, infrastructure, and economic growth

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 443-477

  Esfahani, Hadi Salehi ^a   Ramírez, Maŕa Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; Infrastructure; Institutions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 0038405075     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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