Trade liberalization, market discipline and productivity growth: new evidence from India

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 447-462

  Krishna, Pravin ^a   Mitra, Devashish ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; LIBERALIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE REFORM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0031756671     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(98)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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