Determinants of export performance: Evidence from Chinese industries

Economics of Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-67

  Liu, Xiaohui ^a   Shu, Chang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese industries; Comparative advantages; Export performance; FDI

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 0346396635     PISSN: 00130451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ECOP.0000005728.05260.5d     Document Type: Article

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