Zeros, quality, and space: Trade theory and trade evidence

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 60-88

  Baldwin, Richard ^a   Harrigan, James ^b  

^a Graduate Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 79958235995     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.3.2.60     Document Type: Article

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