Telecommunications infrastructure and economic development: A simultaneous approach

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 909-923

  Röller, Lars Hendrik ^a   Waverman, Leonard ^b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039570932     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.4.909     Document Type: Article

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