This paper examines whether rising import penetration has an effect on the productivity of domestic firms. The study uses data on a 10-year unbalanced panel of firms in the manufacturing sector in Vietnam from 2000 to 2009. | This article was downloaded by: [Dr Tuyen Tran] On: 21 May 2015, At: 06:29 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development: An International and Comparative Review Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: Does rising import competition harm local firm productivity in less advanced economies? Evidence from the Vietnam's manufacturing sector Click for updates ab b a b Tinh Doan , Son Nguyen , Huong Vu , Tuyen Tran & a Steven Lim a Economics Department, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand b Department of Political Economy, VNU University of Business and Economics, Hanoi, Vietnam Published online: 29 Apr 2015. To cite this article: Tinh Doan, Son Nguyen, Huong Vu, Tuyen Tran & Steven Lim (2015): Does rising import competition harm local firm productivity in less advanced economies? Evidence from the Vietnam's manufacturing sector, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development: An International and Comparative Review, DOI: To link to this article: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis .
