Endogenous tariffs in the presence of multinationals

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 534-567

  Larch, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 53949098017     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245608785363407     Document Type: Article

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