Why do firms in developing countries have low productivity?

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 619-623

  Bloom, Nicholas ^a   Mahajan, Aprajit ^a   McKenzie, David ^b   Roberts, John ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956113441     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.2.619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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