Adjustment costs and gradual trade liberalization

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 333-361

  Furusawa, Taiji ^a   Lai, Edwin L C ^b,c  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Rm P7407 Acad Bldg City U ^*  (Hong Kong)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment costs; Trade adjustment assistance; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0033385146     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(98)00071-3     Document Type: Article

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