Productivity in the tourism industry

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-225

  Barros, Carlos P ^a   Alves, Fernando P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 25844503994     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02296216     Document Type: Article

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