Productivity, efficiency and technological change in European union regional manufacturing: A data envelopment analysis approach

Manchester School

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 500-525

  Angeriz, Alvaro ^a   McCombie, John ^a   Roberts, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745143934     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2006.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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