Market imperfections, wealth inequality, and the distribution of trade gains

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-25

  Foellmi, Reto ^a   Oechslin, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Credit market frictions; Top incomes; Trade liberalization; Wealth inequality

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CREDIT PROVISION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FREE TRADE; GLOBALIZATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARKET SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS;

EID: 77952292008     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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