Market penetration costs and the new consumers margin in international trade

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1151-1199

  Arkolakis, Costas ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GOODS EXCHANGE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EID: 79951963814     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657949     Document Type: Article

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