International productivity differences, infrastructure, and comparative advantage

Review of International Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-242

  Yeaple, Stephen R ^a   Golub, Stephen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFRASTRUCTURE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MANUFACTURING; SPECIALIZATION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 34247899109     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2007.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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