European union regional productivity dynamics: A "Distributional" approach

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 419-454

  Fotopoulos, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 42649132490     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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