Business and social networks in international trade

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1177-1203

  Rauch, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0012769933     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.39.4.1177     Document Type: Article

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