The role of intermediaries in facilitating trade

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-85

  Ahn, JaeBin ^a   Khandelwal, Amit K ^b   Wei, Shang Jin ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Heterogeneous firms; Intermediaries; Middlemen; Trade costs

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELING; TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

CHINA;

EID: 79955017127     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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