Productivity growth in New Zealand: 1978-1998

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-118

  Färe, Rolf ^a   Grosskopf, Shawna ^a   Margaritis, Dimitri ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85011165138     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950309544380     Document Type: Article

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