Information technology, efficiency and productivity: Evidence from Korean local governments

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1691-1703

  Sung, Nakil ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

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Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34547532995     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600675620     Document Type: Article

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