Reforms and agricultural productivity in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics: 1989-2005

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-258

  Swinnen, Johan F M ^a   Vranken, Liesbet ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HUBrussel   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Labor productivity; Reform implementation; Resource endowment; Technical efficiency; Total factor productivity; Transition agriculture; Yields

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952431033     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-009-0162-6     Document Type: Article

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