Estimating total factor productivity growth in Singapore at sectoral level using data envelopment analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2299-2314

  Kong, Nancy Y C ^a   Tongzon, Jose ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INFLATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33749682612     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427544     Document Type: Article

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