Vertical specialization across the world: A relative measure

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-280

  Amador, João ^a   Cabral, Sónia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b BANCO DE PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

International fragmentation of production; Vertical specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549123907     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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