Exports, firm size, and firm dynamics

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Exports, firm size, and firm dynamics. / Wagner, Joachim.
in: Small Business Economics, Jahrgang 7, Nr. 1, 01.02.1995, S. 29-39.

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Wagner J. Exports, firm size, and firm dynamics. Small Business Economics. 1995 Feb 1;7(1):29-39. doi: 10.1007/BF01074314

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