Entry costs and cross-country differences in productivity and output

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-167

  Barseghyan, Levon ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Entry barriers; Entry costs; Entry regulation; Institutions; Productivity; TFP

Indexed keywords

EID: 42349107936     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-008-9026-6     Document Type: Article

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