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Does regional trade integration reinforce or weaken capital mobility? New evidence from four free trade areas Cover

Does regional trade integration reinforce or weaken capital mobility? New evidence from four free trade areas

By: Mehmed Ganic and  Amila Novalic  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2023.3.795 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 239 - 264
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2023
Published on: Oct 13, 2023
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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