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Imports and growth in China

In this paper, we analyze the role played by imports and investment on labor productivity and output in China from 1964 to 2004. In doing so, our analysis focuses on the role of technological progress incorporated into the Chinese economy through capital accumulation and imports, which could be a ca...

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Published in:Economic modelling 2011-11, Vol.28 (6), p.2811-2819
Main Authors: Herrerias, M.J., Orts, Vicente
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Competitiveness
Economic growth
Economic models
Exchange rates
Foreign exchange rates
Growth
Growth rates
Imports
Industrialization
Investment
Labor productivity
Labour productivity
Output rate
R&D
Studies
Technology transfer
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