Endogenous lobby formation and endogenous protection: A long-run model of trade policy determination

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1116-1134

  Mitra, Devashish ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001374244     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.5.1116     Document Type: Article

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