A longitudinal analysis on the relationship between construction output and GDP in Hong Kong

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Yiu, C Y ^a   Lu, X H ^b   Leung, M Y ^c   Jin, W X ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d XI'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction growth; Economic development; GDP growth; Hong Kong construction industry

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP); GROWTH RATES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 2942659467     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000176465     Document Type: Article

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