Trade and inequality in developing countries: A general equilibrium analysis

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-48

  Zhu, Susan Chun ^a   Trefler, Daniel ^b,c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; International trade; Southern catch up

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 10944270991     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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