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Long-Term Dynamics of the Impact of Gravitational Factors on Foreign Trade of the Russian Far East

Izotov D.A.

Volume 17, Issue 4, 2024

Izotov D.A. (2024). Long-term dynamics of the impact of gravitational factors on foreign trade of the Russian Far East. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 17(4), 75–92. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2024.4.94.4

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2024.4.94.4

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