Productivity, public capital and convergence: A study of the Spanish regions

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 537-553

  Gil, Carlos Canaleta ^a   Pascual, Arzoz Pedro ^a   Rapún, Gárate Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Productive efficiency; Regional convergence; Spanish regions

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0344704068     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9663.2003.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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