Trade adjustment and human capital investments: Evidence from indian tariff reform

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 42-75

  Edmonds, Eric V ^a,c,d   Pavcnik, Nina ^a,d   Topalova, Petia ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84858604579     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.4.42     Document Type: Article

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