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Public capital and total factor productivity: New evidence from the Italian regions, 1970–98

Sergio Destefanis CELPE, Università di Salerno, Salerno, I–84084, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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Vania Sena Aston Business School, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7EF, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 603-617 | Published online: 18 Aug 2010

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