Determinants of total factor productivity in former Soviet Union economies: A stochastic frontier approach

Economic Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-135

  Arazmuradov, Annageldy ^a   Martini, Gianmaria ^a   Scotti, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eurasia; Former Soviet Union (FSU); Stochastic frontier analysis; Technology channels; Total factor productivity (TFP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897597211     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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