Why does China protect its labour-intensive industries more?

Economics of Transition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-319

  Claro, Sebastián ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Capital subsidies; China; Tariffs; Technology differences; Trade integration

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; LABOR MARKET; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33744552695     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2006.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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