Technological change, efficiency gains and capital accumulation in labour productivity growth and convergence: An application to the Spanish regions

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1839-1851

  Salinas Jimenez M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0348223665     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368403100016289800     Document Type: Article

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