"Linguistic distance" as a determinant of bilateral trade

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Hutchinson, William K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23744493998     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20062091     Document Type: Article

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