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Productivity growth and convergence across China's industrial economy

Gary H. Jefferson Department of Economics, Brandeis University, Waltham, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas G. Rawski Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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Yifan Zhang Department of Economics, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Pages 121-140 | Received 31 Dec 2006, Accepted 12 Jul 2007, Published online: 23 Apr 2008

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