Sectoral regularities of productivity growth in developing countries - A A Kaldorian interpretation

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 831-850

  Pieper, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Increasing returns; Kaldor Verdoorn law; Non linear statistical modelling; Sector specific productivity growth

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346273960     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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