Trade liberalization and productivity growth in Australian manufacturing industries

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 170-185

  Mahadevan, Renuka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 3042729455     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02299160     Document Type: Article

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