Industry competitiveness—the role of regional distance-sensitive input sharing (the ISRAELI-ARAB case)

International Trade Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-351

  Hashai, Niron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0346991653     PISSN: 08853908     EISSN: 15210545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853900390248614     Document Type: Article

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