Free trade networks

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-335

  Furusawa, Taiji ^a   Konishi, Hideo ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete FTA network; Customs unions; Free trade agreements; Network formation game; Pairwise stability

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; FREE TRADE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EID: 34248572510     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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