Can we obtain realistic parameter estimates for the 'protection for sale' model?

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 187-210

  Mitra, Devashish ^a   Thomakos, Dimitrios D ^b   Ulubaşoǧlu, Mehmet ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; TRADE;

EID: 33644879192     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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