Trade liberalisation in developing economies: modest benefits but problems with productivity growth, macro prices, and income distribution

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 450, 1998, Pages 1523-1546

  Ocampo, Jose Antonio ^a   Taylor, Lance ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRICE EFFECT; PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE LIBERALISATION;

EID: 0031773012     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00359     Document Type: Article

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