Competitività nell'industria manifatturiera: un confronto tra Germania, Giappone e Stati Uniti

Authors

  • D. PILAT
  • B. VAN ARK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3651/10991

Keywords:

Manufacturing, U.S., Germany, Japan, Competitiveness

Abstract

A comparative analysis of manufacturing in Germany, Japan and the United States is provided using measures related to levels of relative prices, comparative productivity and unit labour costs.

  

JEL Codes: E00

 

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2013-10-25

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