Why are some countries richer than others? a skeptical view of mankiw–romer–weil's test of the neoclassical growth model

Metroeconomica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-392

  Felipe, Jesus ^a   McCombie, J S L ^b  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

^b DOWNING COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881944803     PISSN: 00261386     EISSN: 1467999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-999X.2005.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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