Upgrading in the automotive industry: Firm-level evidence from Central Europe

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-586

  Pavlínek, Petr ^a,b   Ženka, Jan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Czechia; Domestic and foreign firms; Industrial upgrading

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 79954619906     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbq023     Document Type: Article

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