Exports, technical progress and productivity growth in a transition economy: A non-parametric approach for China

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 725-739

  Fu, Xiaolan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 17944365536     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500049041     Document Type: Article

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