Linguistic and religious influences on foreign trade: Evidence from East Asia

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-121

  Guo, Rongxing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

East Asia; Gravity model; Language; Religion; Trade

Indexed keywords

LANGUAGE; POST-COLD WAR; REGIONAL TRADE; RELIGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33947643570     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2007.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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