Economic theories of the break-up and integration of nations

European Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3-5, 1996, Pages 697-705

  Bolton, Patrick ^a,b,d   Roland, Gérard ^b,d,f   Spolaore, Enrico ^b,c,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^f ECARES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Integration; Nations; Secession; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000786531     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2921(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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