Food exporters in global value chains: Evidence from Italy

Food Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-125

  Giovannetti, Giorgia ^a,b   Marvasi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Export; Food; Global value chain; Heterogeneous firms; Internationalization; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE POLICY;

ITALY;

EID: 84955603140     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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