Aid, Aid for Trade, and bilateral trade: An empirical study

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 866-894

  Pettersson, Jan ^a   Johansson, Lars ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Embassy of Sweden   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Aid for Trade; developing countries; exports; foreign aid; gravity; international trade

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL AID; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84880034431     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2011.613998     Document Type: Article

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