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International Trade and Income Distribution: Reconsidering the Evidence

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  • Sébastien Jean
  • Aude Sztulman

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  • Isabelle Bensidoun & Sébastien Jean & Aude Sztulman, 2005. "International Trade and Income Distribution: Reconsidering the Evidence," Working Papers 2005-17, CEPII research center.
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    International trade; International integration; Globalization; Income; Growth;
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    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • D30 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - General

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