Institutions and the impact of investment on growth

Kyklos

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-273

  Gwartney, James D ^a   Holcombe, Randall G ^a   Lawson, Robert A ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645974835     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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