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Quality differentiation and factor proportions in international trade: An empirical test of the Swedish case

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  • Johan Torstensson, 1991. "Quality differentiation and factor proportions in international trade: An empirical test of the Swedish case," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 127(1), pages 183-194, March.
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    DOI: 10.1007/BF02707318
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