Commercial imperialism? Political influence and trade during the cold war

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 863-896

  Berger, Daniel ^a   Easterly, William ^b   Nunn, Nathan ^c   Satyanath, Shanker ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878567180     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.2.863     Document Type: Article

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