A direct test of the theory of comparative advantage: The case of Japan

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-67

  Bernhofen, Daniel M ^a   Brown, John C ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE FLOW;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 1842864909     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379944     Document Type: Article

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