Productivity and the international firm: Dissecting heterogeneity

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-42

  Castellani, Davide ^a,b   Giovannetti, Giorgia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exporters; Firm heterogeneity; Multinational firms; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649096013     PISSN: 17487870     EISSN: 17487889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487870903546226     Document Type: Article

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