Do autocratic states trade less?

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-76

  Aidt, Toke S ^a   Gassebner, Martin ^b  

^a JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 77954391163     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhp022     Document Type: Article

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