Accounting for underutilization of trade preference programs: The US generalized system of preferences

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 408-436

  Hakobyan, Shushanik ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; IMPORT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942636840     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caje.12131     Document Type: Article

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