The productivity debate of East Asia revisited: A stochastic frontier approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1697-1706

  Kim, Sangho ^a   Lee, Young Hoon ^b  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b Hansung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33747133610     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500426884     Document Type: Article

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