Regional integration: An empirical assessment of Russia

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 541-559

  Berkowitz, Daniel ^a,b   deJong, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic integration; Inflation volatility; Openness to international trade; Regional income disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038008793     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-1190(03)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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