Revisiting the infant industry argument

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-117

  Sauré, Philip ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant industry protection; Learning by doing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PROTECTIONISM;

EID: 34248156658     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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