The contribution of institutions, trade, and geography to the development process: How robust is the empirical evidence to variations in the sample?

Empirical Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 393-409

  Knabb, Shawn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Geography; Institutions; Regression diagnostics; Trade

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 24044538552     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-005-0239-7     Document Type: Article

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