Technology, exports and firm efficiency in taiwanese manufacturing

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-113

  Aw, Bee Yan ^a   Batra, Geeta ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Exports; R D; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922089258     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599800000030     Document Type: Article

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