Survival of the best fit: Exposure to low-wage countries and the (uneven) growth of U.S. manufacturing plants

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 219-237

  Bernard, Andrew B ^a,b   Jensen, J Bradford ^c   Schott, Peter K ^c,d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS   (United States)

^d YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Low wage country import competition; Manufacturing plant

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); LABOR MARKET; MANUFACTURING; WAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29844448457     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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