Can countries create comparative advantages? R&D expenditures, high-tech exports and country size in 19 OECD countries, 1981-1999

International Economic Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-111

  Braunerhjelm, Pontus ^a   Thulin, Per ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dynamic comparative advantage; Institutions; Market size; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449089405     PISSN: 10168737     EISSN: 1743517X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10168730801887026     Document Type: Article

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