International comparisons of productivity growth: The role of information technology and regulatory practices

Labour Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-58

  Gust, Christopher ^a   Marquez, Jaime ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Business regulations; Employment protection legislation; Information technology; International panel data; Labour productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347931708     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(03)00055-1     Document Type: Article

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