An Empirical Examination of Export Variety: Regional Heterogeneity within a Nation

World Economy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 602-622

  Yoshida, Yushi ^a  

^a KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

JAPAN;

EID: 79953297268     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2010.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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