The economic crisis and efficiency change: Evidence from the Korean construction industry

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1833-1842

  You, Taewoo ^a   Zi, Hongmin ^b  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34547935221     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600690199     Document Type: Article

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