Cross-country differences in productivity: The role of allocation and selection

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 305-334

  Bartelsman, Eric ^a,b   Haltiwanger, John ^c,d   Scarpetta, Stefano ^d,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d 2 Rue Andre Pascal ^*  (Netherlands)

^e OECD   (France)

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EID: 84873306910     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.1.305     Document Type: Article

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