Industrial productivity and convergence in Chinese regions: The effects of entering the world trade organisation

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-141

  Martí, Luisa ^a   Puertas, Rosa ^a   Fernández, J Ismael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta convergence; Industry; Malmquist index; Productivity; Sigma convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951679289     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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