Convergence and regional productivity differences: Evidence from Greek prefectures

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-396

  Christopoulos, Dimitris K ^a   Tsionas, Efthymios G ^b  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20444501407     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-003-0154-9     Document Type: Article

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