The structure of factor content predictions

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-207

  Trefler, Daniel ^a,b,c   Zhu, Susan Chun ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor content of trade; International technology differences; Traded intermediates; Vanek prediction

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PREDICTION; TECHNOLOGY; TRADE;

EID: 77958154158     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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