Theoretical models of heterogeneity, growth and competitiveness: Insights from the mainstream and evolutionary economics paradigms

International Handbook on the Economics of Integration, Volume II: Competition, Spatial Location of Economic Activity and Financial Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 90-115

  Castellacci, Fulvio ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Heterogeneity models; Industrial dynamics; International trade

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