What does the Heckscher-Ohlin model contribute to international trade theory? A critical assessment

Review of Radical Political Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 148-165

  Subasat, Turan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Heckscher Ohlin model; International trade theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842710899     PISSN: 04866134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0486613403035002003     Document Type: Review

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