Tracing value-added and double counting in gross exports

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 459-494

  Koopman, Robert ^a   Wang, Zhi ^b   Wei, Shang Jin ^c,d  

^a Office of Operations   (United States)

^b United States International Trade Commission   (United States)

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

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84894175344     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.2.459     Document Type: Article

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