Estimating the Effects of Kyoto on Bilateral Trade Flows Using Matching Econometrics

World Economy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-330

  Aichele, Rahel ^a   Felbermayr, Gabriel ^a  

^a IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPORT; TRADE FLOW;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO;

EID: 84875000948     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/twec.12053     Document Type: Article

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