Outsourcing, productivity, and input composition at the plant level

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 422-439

  Paul, Catherine J Morrison ^a   Yasar, Mahmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; OUTSOURCING; SKILLED LABOR; SUBCONTRACTING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 64649103054     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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