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The Effect of Restructuring on Labor Reallocation and Productivity Growth: An Estimation for Korea

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  • Choi Hyelin
  • Jung Chun
  • Kim Subin

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The paper says that the productivity growth of the service sector would foster economy-wide productivity and it can be achieved by the mitigation of misallocation of resources in service sectors.

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  • Choi Hyelin & Jung Chun & Kim Subin, 2018. "The Effect of Restructuring on Labor Reallocation and Productivity Growth: An Estimation for Korea," Working Papers id:12429, eSocialSciences.
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