European integration, productivity growth and real convergence: Evidence from the new member states

Economic Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Kutan, Ali M ^a,b,c,d   Yigit, Taner M ^e  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c The Emerging Markets Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Convergence; European Union; Productivity; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349120699     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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