Do state borders matter for U.S. intranational trade? The role of history and internal migration

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-126

  Millimet, Daniel L ^a   Osang, Thomas ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNAL MIGRATION; NATIONAL TRADE; TRADE FLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846708853     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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