Comparative output and labor productivity in manufacturing between China, Japan, Korea and the United States for ca. 1935 - A production-side PPP approach

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-346

  Yuan, Tangjun ^a   Fukao, Kyoji ^b   Wu, Harry X ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Comparative output and labor productivity; Economic development; Production side (industry of origin) purchasing power parity (PPP); Unit value ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952888658     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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