Institutional flexibility and economic growth

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-320

  Davis, Lewis S ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Growth; Institutions; Labor specialization; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956229940     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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