Trade, multinational production, and the gains from openness

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-322

  Ramondo, Natalia ^a   Rodríguez Clare, Andrés ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 84875640924     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670136     Document Type: Article

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