Measuring outward orientation in LDCs : can it be done?

In recent years abundant evidence has been put forth to show that something about a country's trade policy stance improves economic performance. However, less examined is the question of what exactly that trade policy something that matters for performance is. Examination of the link between va...

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Main Author: Pritchett, Lant
Format: Book
Series:Journal of Development Economics, vol. 49, no. 2 (mayo 1996), pp. 307-335
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