Coordination failures and government policy: A model with applications to East Asia and Eastern Europe

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Rodrik, Dani ^a,b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Trade strategy; Wage policy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COORDINATION FAILURE; DEVELOPING REGION; ECONOMIC POLICY; LABOUR SKILLS; MARKET NEED; TRADE STRATEGY; WAGE POLICY;

ASIA, (EAST); EUROPE, (EAST);

EID: 0030462409     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1996(95)01386-5     Document Type: Article

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