Trade liberalization, profitability, and financial leverage

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-211

  Baggs, Jen ^a,c   Brander, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

International trade liberalization; Leverage; NAFTA; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645452265     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400183     Document Type: Article

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