Technology Choice, Overtaking, and Comparative Advantage
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Review of International Economics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0965-7576,1467-9396
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.1995.tb00065.x