New borders and trade flows: A gravity model analysis of the Baltic States

Open Economies Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-91

  Byers, Darren A ^a   Işcan, Talan B ^b   Lesser, Barry ^b  

^a Canadian Urban Institute   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baltic countries; Gravity model; Trade flows

Indexed keywords

TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS;

BALTIC STATES;

EID: 0343775783     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008305213791     Document Type: Article

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