The geography of output volatility

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-178

  Malik, Adeel ^a   Temple, Jonathan R W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian Model Averaging; Geography; Institutions; Volatility

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARKET SYSTEM; MODEL; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651102682     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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