Testing creative destruction in an opening economy: The case of the South African manufacturing industries

Economics of Transition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-450

  Aghion, Philippe ^a   Fedderke, Johannes ^b   Howitt, Peter ^c   Viegi, Nicola ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Productivity growth; South African manufacturing; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC GROWTH; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880135563     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecot.12015     Document Type: Article

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