Effects of public infrastructure on cost structure and productivity in the private sector

Economic Record

Volumn 79, Issue 247, 2003, Pages 446-461

  Paul, Satya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INFRASTRUCTURE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2442584394     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2003.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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