Innovation and trade with heterogeneous firms

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-159

  Long, Ngo Van ^a   Raff, Horst ^b   Stähler, Frank ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

F12; F13; Firm heterogeneity; International trade; Market structure; Productivity; R D

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; HETEROGENEITY; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79957807288     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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