Plants and productivity in international trade

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1268-1290

  Bernard, Andrew B ^a,b   Eaton, Jonathan ^b,c   Jensen, J Bradford ^d   Kortum, Samuel ^b,e,f  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

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EID: 0041715941     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803769206296     Document Type: Article

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