Managerial skills acquisition and the theory of economic development

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-126

  Beaudry, Paul ^a   Francois, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC THEORY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING BIAS; SKILLED LABOR; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 73149092045     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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