Service Regulation and Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries

Economic Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 555, 2011, Pages 931-957

  Barone, Guglielmo ^a   Cingano, Federico ^a  

^a Bank of Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EXPORT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING; OECD; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 80053053742     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02433.x     Document Type: Article

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