Measuring Globalization of International Trade: Theory and Evidence

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-145

  Arribas, Iván ^a   Pérez, Francisco ^a   Tortosa Ausina, Emili ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

geographic neutrality; globalization; international trade; network analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 56949097612     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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