Does firm size affect self-selection and learning-by-exporting?

World Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-346

  Máñez Castillejo, Juan A ^a   Rochina Barrachina, María E ^a   Sanchis Llopis, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EXPORT; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; STOCHASTICITY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 77952578252     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2010.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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