Are knowledge spillovers driving the convergence of productivity among firms?

Economica

Volumn 72, Issue 286, 2005, Pages 287-305

  Fung, Michael K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; KNOWLEDGE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 18644383764     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0427.2005.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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