The division of labor and the extent of the market

Economic Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 195-209

  Zhou, Haiwen ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Extent of the market; Increasing returns to scale; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942744600     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-003-0415-y     Document Type: Article

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