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Testing differences in efficiency of regions within a country: the case of Ukraine

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  • Valentin Zelenyuk

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  • Pavlo Demchuk & Valentin Zelenyuk, 2009. "Testing differences in efficiency of regions within a country: the case of Ukraine," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 81-102, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jproda:v:32:y:2009:i:2:p:81-102
    DOI: 10.1007/s11123-009-0136-8
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    Keywords

    Ukraine; Efficiency convergence; Regional performance; DEA; Bootstrap; O47; O52; P25; P27;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects

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