Imperfect competition, economic miracle, and manufacturing productivity growth: Empirical evidence from Taiwan

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-359

  Sun, Chia Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Imperfect competition; Irowth accounting; Manufacturing industry; Taiwan; Total factor productivity growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748689010     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11293-006-9020-3     Document Type: Article

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