Learning by exporting and high-tech capital deepening in Singapore manufacturing industries, 1974-2006

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2551-2568

  Chongvilaivan, Aekapol ^a  

^a National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

High tech capital deepening; Learning by exporting; Neutral and factor biased technological progress; Total factor productivity growth

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MANUFACTURING; PANEL DATA; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 80051760031     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.566184     Document Type: Article

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