Economic Diplomacy and Bilateral Trade Flows in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Croatia
By: Danijel Mlinarić, Hrvoje Jošić and Antonio Vlahov
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Language: English
Page range: 302 - 322
Submitted on: Nov 17, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 15, 2026
Published on: May 10, 2026
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