Export premia and subcontracting discount: Passive strategies and performance in domestic and foreign markets

World Economy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 984-1013

  Razzolini, Tiziano ^a   Vannoni, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MARKET SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

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EID: 79959456885     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2011.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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