Information asymmetries as trade barriers: ISO 9000 increases international commerce

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-238

  Potoski, Matthew ^a   Prakash, Aseem ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 76949104023     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20424     Document Type: Article

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