Firms in international trade

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 105-130

  Bernard, Andrew B ^a,b   Bradford Jensen, J ^c   Redding, Stephen J ^d,e   Schott, Peter K ^b,f  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36248949192     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.21.3.105     Document Type: Review

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