GDP growth, terms-of-trade effects, and total factor productivity

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-110

  Fox, Kevin J ^a   Kohli, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Growth; Index numbers; International trade; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GDP; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TERMS OF TRADE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031798896     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638199800000006     Document Type: Article

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