Firm size and the pattern of diversification

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-331

  Aw, Bee Yan ^a   Batra, Geeta ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Export market; Firm size; Product and market diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032394435     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(96)01057-0     Document Type: Article

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