Are US Exports Different from China's Exports? Evidence from Japan's Imports

World Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1302-1324

  Kiyota, Kozo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; COMPETITIVENESS; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; IMPORT;

CHINA; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957350264     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2010.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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