International outsourcing and R&D: Long-Run implications for consumers

Review of International Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1010-1022

  Marjit, Sugata ^a,b   Mukherjee, Arijit ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INVESTMENT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; OUTSOURCING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SKILLED LABOR;

EID: 55449091829     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2008.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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