Direct offsets in international trade as a remedy for asymmetric information

Journal of International Trade Law and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-212

  Baranowska/Prokop, Ewa ^a  

^a WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Countertrade; International trade; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349810884     PISSN: 14770024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14770020910990614     Document Type: Article

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