Exports, supply constraints and growth: An investigation using regional data

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-189

  D'Acunto, Salvatore ^a   Destefanis, Sergio ^b   Musella, Marco ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dualistic development; Export led growth; Long run relationships; Supply constrained growth

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442583591     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217042000186660     Document Type: Article

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