Measuring cross-country technological catch-up through variable-parameter FDH

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-125

  Destefanis, Sergio ^a   Storti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross country productivity comparisons convexity; Technological catch up

Indexed keywords

EID: 33544461933     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02511449     Document Type: Article

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