Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises

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Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises. / Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2011. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 206).

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Wagner, J 2011 'Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises' Working Paper Series in Economics, Nr. 206, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Wagner, J. (2011). Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises. (Working Paper Series in Economics; Nr. 206). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Wagner J. Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2011 Jun. (Working Paper Series in Economics; 206).

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