Exporting and productivity in business services: Evidence from the United States

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 630-642

  Love, James H ^a   Mansury, Mica Ariana ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business services; Exporting; Productivity; Self selection; Services; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350043309     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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