Analysing the effects of labour standards on US export performance. A time series approach with structural change

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1043-1051

  Rodríguez, Gabriel ^a   Samy, Yiagadeesen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOR STANDARD; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037972229     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000079161     Document Type: Article

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