Equalizing exchange: trade liberalization and income convergence

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 653-679

  Ben David, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME CONVERGENCE; INCOME DIFFERENCE; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES; THEORETICAL STUDIES; TRADE LIBERALISATION; TRADE REFORM;

EID: 0027761231     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2118404     Document Type: Article

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