TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND CROSS-COUNTRY INCOME DIFFERENCES*
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عنوان ژورنال: International Economic Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-6598
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2011.00636.x