A test of the convergence hypothesis: The OECD experience, 1950-1990

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-157

  Rassekh, Farhad ^a   Panik, Michael J ^a   Kolluri, Bharat R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; O47; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042836875     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-0560(01)00079-X     Document Type: Article

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