How large is international trade's effect on economic growth?

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-396

  Lewer, Joshua J ^a   Van den Berg, Hendrik ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometric results; Economic growth; International trade

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FREE TRADE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 0038336362     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00198     Document Type: Article

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