A theory of insidious regionalism

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 571-608

  McLaren, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036589480     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355302753650337     Document Type: Article

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