Decomposition of total factor productivity growth in U.S. states

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-241

  Sharma, Subhash C ^a   Sylwester, Kevin ^a   Margono, Heru ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Technical efficiency; TFP growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247495688     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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