Firm survival, performance, and the exchange rate

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-421

  Baggs, Jen ^a   Beaulieu, Eugene ^b   Fung, Loretta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 64649105435     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01513.x     Document Type: Article

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