Five facts about value-added exports and implications for macroeconomics and trade research

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-142

  Johnson, Robert C ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84903217901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.2.119     Document Type: Article

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