The value of trade agreements in the presence of political pressures

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 574-601

  Maggi, Giovanni ^a   Rodríguez Clare, Andrés ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLITICAL PROCESS; TRADE AGREEMENT;

EID: 0031848941     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250022     Document Type: Article

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