Does trade liberalization converge factor prices? Evidence from the antebellum transportation revolution

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 339-362

  Slaughter, Matthew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor prices; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRICE DETERMINATION; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 20344385631     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638190110061348     Document Type: Article

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