Convergence and economic performance in Greece: Evidence at regional and prefecture level

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-69

  Benos, Nikos ^a   Karagiannis, Stelios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Centre for Planning and Economic Research KEPE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; CONVERGENCE; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43149115154     PISSN: 09170553     EISSN: 1467940X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2008.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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