Both Institutions and Policies Matter but Differently for Different Income Groups of Countries: Determinants of Long-Run Economic Growth Revisited

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 533-549

  Lee, Keun ^a   Kim, Byung Yeon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

economic growth; education; income levels; institution; policies; technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PANEL DATA;

EID: 59649087106     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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