What is the appropriate level of aggregation for productivity indices? Comparing district, regional and national measures

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Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Conradie, B ^a   Piesse, J ^b,c   Thirtle, C ^d,e  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

South Africa; Total factor productivity; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649759848     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2009.9523814     Document Type: Article

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