Total factor productivity and the convergence hypothesis in the Italian regions

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2187-2193

  Leonida, Leone ^a   Petraglia, Carmelo ^b   Murillo Zamorano, Luis R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7244258911     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000282506     Document Type: Article

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