Trend and volatility in the net barter terms of trade, 1900-92: New results from the application of a (not so) new method

Journal of International Development

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 851-857

  Sapsford, David ^a,b   Balasubramanyam, V N ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; METHODOLOGY; TERMS OF TRADE; TRADE RELATIONS;

EID: 0032757841     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199909/10)11:6<851::AID-JID631>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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