Imports, exports and total factor productivity in Korea

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1819-1834

  Kim, Sangho ^a   Lim, Hyunjoon ^b   Park, Donghyun ^c,d  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b Jung gu   (South Korea)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; IMPORT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

KOREA;

EID: 77649324833     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601032243     Document Type: Article

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