Economic reforms and the competitive environment of firms

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-154

  Oliva, Rogelio ^a   Suarez, Fernando F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC REFORM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 34447505907     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtl035     Document Type: Article

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