Exports and productivity in Germany

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Exports and productivity in Germany. / Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2007. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 41).

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Wagner J. Exports and productivity in Germany. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2007. (Working paper series in economics; 41).

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