Technology gap, real wages, and learning in a balance-of-payments- constrained growth model

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 473-500

  Porcile, Gabriel ^a,b   Dutra, Marcus Vinicius ^c   Meirelles, Antonio J A ^b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b CNPq ^*  (Brazil)

^c Petro Bras   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economic growth; International trade; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248678151     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477290306     Document Type: Article

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