Construction and economic development: The case of Malaysia

International Journal of Construction Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-35

  Chia, Fah Choy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction; Economic activities; Economic development; Granger causality; Macroeconomic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856686393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15623599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2012.10773182     Document Type: Article

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