Export Market Participation , Investments in R & D and Worker Training , and the Evolution of Firm Productivity
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© 2007 The Authors Journal compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main St, Malden, MA, 02148, USA 83 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK TWEC World Economy 0378-5920 © 2007 Blackwell Publishers Ltd (a Blackwell Publishing Company) January 07 30 1 riginal Article EXPORT MARKET, R&D and WORKER TRAINING E YAN AW, MARK J. ROBERTS and TOR WI STON Export Market Participation,
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