Structural change, productivity growth and industrial transformation in China

China Economic Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-150

  Chen, Shiyi ^a   Jefferson, Gary H ^b   Zhang, Jun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor reallocation; Industrial transformation; Productivity growth; Structural change

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960672353     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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