A panel data approach for program evaluation: Measuring the benefits of political and economic integration of Hong Kong with Mainland China

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 705-740

  Hsiao, Cheng ^a,b,c   Steve Ching, H ^b   Ki Wan, Shui ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84864008547     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1230     Document Type: Article

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