Productivity and structural change: A review of the literature

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 330-363

  Krüger, Jens J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Industrialization; Productivity growth; Structural change

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH MODELING; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 40849130283     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00539.x     Document Type: Review

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