Comments on factor prices and income distribution in less industrialised economies, 1870-1939: Refocusing on the frontier

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-248

  Harley, Knick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic institutions; Factor prices; Frontier; Globalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148826160     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: 14678446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2007.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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