Local protectionism and regional specialization: Evidence from China's industries

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 397-417

  Bai, Chong En ^a   Du, Yingjuan ^b   Tao, Zhigang ^b   Tong, Sarah Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

External economy; Local protectionism; Regional specialization; Scale economy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PROTECTIONISM; SPECIALIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 3042839143     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(03)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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