Paths of efficient self-enforcing trade agreements

Economic Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-104

  Bond, Eric W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradualism; Multilateralism versus bilateralism; Trade agreements

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350020633     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: 14320479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-008-0417-x     Document Type: Article

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