Does the version of the Penn World Tables matter? An analysis of the relationship between growth and volatility

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 152-179

  Ponomareva, Natalia ^a   Katayama, Hajime ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROWTH RATE;

EID: 74949134847     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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