Vertical Keiretsu and Knowledge Spillovers in Japanese Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-104

  Branstetter, Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0006505389     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.2000.0444     Document Type: Article

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