KIM, Sangho; LIM, Hyunjoon; PARK, Donghyun - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) - 2007
We investigate the effect of imports and exports on total factor productivity in Korea during 1980-2003. We find Granger causality from imports to total factor productivity (TFP) growth, but no causality from exports to TFP growth. We then investigate the impact of trade and other variables on...
