The impact of imports and exports on a Country's Quality of Life

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-281

  Sirgy, Joseph M ^a   Lee, Dong Jin ^b   Miller, Chad ^c   Littlefield, James E ^b   Atay, Eda Gurel ^a  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Impact of trade on quality of life; Imports and exports; Quality of life; Trade globalization

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; GOODS EXCHANGE; IMPORT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 34249670695     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9046-6     Document Type: Article

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