Offshoring and the role of trade agreements

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3140-3183

  Antràs, Pol ^a,b   Staiger, Robert W ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84873287600     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.7.3140     Document Type: Article

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