Exporting and environmental performance: A firm-level productivity analysis

World Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-88

  Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EXPORT; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 74549139710     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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