Firms, contracts, and trade structure

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1375-1418

  Antràs, Pol ^a  

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EID: 0344153931     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355303322552829     Document Type: Article

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