Increasing returns versus national product differentiation as an explanation for the pattern of U.S.-Canada trade

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 858-876

  Head, Keith ^a   Ries, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000537747     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.4.858     Document Type: Article

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