The structure of tariffs and long-term growth

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 158-194

  Nunn, Nathan ^a,b   Trefler, Daniel ^c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

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EID: 85017091341     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.2.4.158     Document Type: Article

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