Disciplining firms: The impact of trade reforms on profit margins in Indian industry

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-470

  Kambhampati, Uma S ^a   Parikh, Ashok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LIBERALIZATION; PROFITABILITY; TRADE REFORM;

INDIA;

EID: 0037418450     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210155177     Document Type: Article

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