Productivity performance and international competitiveness: An old test reconsidered;Niveau de productivité et compétitivité internationale : Un autre coup d'œil à un vieux test

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 341-362

  Choudhri, Ehsan U ^a   Schembri, Lawrence L ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b International Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MONOPOLY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142752612     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5982.00134     Document Type: Article

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