Tariffs and economic growth in the first era of globalization

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-70

  Schularick, Moritz ^a   Solomou, Solomos ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Economic history; Globalization; Growth econometrics; International trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952574475     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-011-9061-6     Document Type: Article

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