Productivity puzzle in European regions: A Kaldor–Verdoorn approach.

The objective of this study is to examine the productivity puzzle in Europe by employing the augmented Kaldor–Verdoorn law. The analysis is conducted using a panel of 277 European NUTS2 regions, encompassing twenty-seven EU countries, during the period from 1980 to 2017. The Kaldor–Verdoorn law is a...

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Publicado en:Cambridge Journal of Economics Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 543 - 579
Autores principales: Barbieri Góes, Maria Cristina, Deleidi, Matteo, Lagravinese, Raffaele
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA May2026
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