Book translations as idea flows: The effects of the collapse of communism on the diffusion of knowledge

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1453-1520

  Abramitzky, Ran ^a   Sin, Isabelle ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84911875217     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12093     Document Type: Article

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