The Geography of Conflicts and Regional Trade Agreements
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منابع مشابه
study of conflicts of jurisdiction between the world trade organization and regional trade agreements.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1945-7707,1945-7715
DOI: 10.1257/mac.4.4.1