Detecting Technological Catch-Up in Economic Convergence

Metroeconomica

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 161-178

  Pigliaru, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CRENoS   (Italy)

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EID: 41349099484     PISSN: 00261386     EISSN: 1467999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-999X.00164     Document Type: Article

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