Spatial dimensions of trade liberalization and economic convergence: Mexico 1985-2002

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-378

  Aroca, Patricio ^a   Bosch, Mariano ^b   Maloney, William F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMICS; LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344433143     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhi018     Document Type: Article

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