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Why Governments Tax or Subsidize Trade

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  • Kishore Gawande
  • Bernard Hoekman

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  • Kishore Gawande & Bernard Hoekman, 2009. "Why Governments Tax or Subsidize Trade," World Bank Publications - Reports 28182, The World Bank Group.
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