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The Latin American development problem (Record no. 58181)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20260716044002.0
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number 03.02.03 R436
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Restuccia, Diego
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Latin American development problem
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. UN ECLAC
Place of publication, distribution, etc. CL
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2009
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 37 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Documents the basic facts about the development problem in Latin America. Decomposes GDP per capita to show that low labour productivity (and in particular low TFP (Total Factor Productivity)) is at the core of the problem. Describes a model of TFP and calibrates it to data for the US. Performs a quantitative analysis of institutions and policy distortions in LA with a discussion of policy implications.
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Time/date of action 6/27/11
Action agent EVELYND
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Monograph
Call number suffix R436

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