The impact of technological opportunity on the dynamics of trade performance

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 341-357

  Laursen, Keld ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Structural decomposition analysis; Technological opportunity; Trade growth

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033393289     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-349X(99)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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