The evolution of the productivity dispersion of firms: A reevaluation of its determinants in the case of Japan

Review of World Economics

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-429

  Ito, Keiko ^a   Lechevalier, Sébastien ^b,c  

^a SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^c Maison Franco Japonaise   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity of firms; ICT; Internationalization; Japanese economy; Productivity dispersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350613215     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-009-0027-0     Document Type: Article

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