Reforms and growth in transition: Re-examining the evidence

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-445

  Falcetti, Elisabetta ^a   Lysenko, Tatiana ^a   Sanfey, Peter ^a  

^a EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Structural reforms; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750630544     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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