Ignorance is bliss as trade policy

Review of International Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 616-624

  Creane, Anthony ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption behavior; Economic theory; Quality control; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC THEORY; QUALITY CONTROL; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0032426249     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9396.00130     Document Type: Article

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