A production function examination of the aggregate effects of nutrition

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 293-307

  Piper, Brian ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Nutrition; O1; O47; Production function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899990537     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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