The Regulation of Entry and Aggregate Productivity

Economic Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 549, 2010, Pages 1175-1200

  Poschke, Markus ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COMPETITIVENESS; GROWTH THEORY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649395184     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02367.x     Document Type: Article

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