Productivity, convergence and policy: A study of OECD countries and industries

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 87-105

  Margaritis, Dimitris ^a   Färe, Rolf ^b   Grosskopf, Shawna ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; OECD; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548559428     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-007-0044-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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