Convergence and catching up in ASEAN: A comparative analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-153

  Lim, Lee Kian ^a   McAleer, Michael ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 1142306044     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000174038     Document Type: Article

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