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Economies in Transition: How Important Is Trade Openness for Growth?

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  • Tommaso Nannicini
  • Andreas Billmeier

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  • Tommaso Nannicini & Andreas Billmeier, 2011. "Economies in Transition: How Important Is Trade Openness for Growth?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 73(3), pages 287-314, June.
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