The spatial effects of trade openness: A survey

Review of World Economics

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-83

  Brülhart, Marius ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Regional inequality; Trade liberalisation; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953027766     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-010-0083-5     Document Type: Article

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