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Technical Change, Efficiency Change and Institutions: Empirical Evidence for a Sample of OECD Countries

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  • Sara Barcenilla-Visús
  • José-María Gómez-Sancho
  • Carmen López-Pueyo
  • María-Jesús Mancebón
  • Jaime Sanaú

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  • Sara Barcenilla-Visús & José-María Gómez-Sancho & Carmen López-Pueyo & María-Jesús Mancebón & Jaime Sanaú, 2013. "Technical Change, Efficiency Change and Institutions: Empirical Evidence for a Sample of OECD Countries," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 89(285), pages 207-227, June.
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