Productivity polarization and sectoral dynamics in European regions

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-637

  Fiaschi, Davide ^a,b   Lavezzi, Andrea Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conditional convergence; Distribution dynamics; Nonparametric methods; Sectoral analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548201784     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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