The productivity puzzle of Chinese exporters: Perspectives of local protection and spillover effects

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 367-384

  Yang, Rudai ^a   He, Canfei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Exporters; Local protection; Productivity puzzle; TFP

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPORT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

CHINA;

EID: 84902083021     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12035     Document Type: Article

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