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Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

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Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom. / Wagner, Joachim; Vogel, Alexander; Temouri, Yama.
In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 25, No. 1, 06.2013, p. 146-158.

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Wagner, J, Vogel, A & Temouri, Y 2013, 'Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom', Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 146-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2012.02.004

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Wagner, J., Vogel, A., & Temouri, Y. (2013). Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 25(1), 146-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2012.02.004

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Wagner J, Vogel A, Temouri Y. Self-selection into export markets by business services firms - Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2013 Jun;25(1):146-158. doi: 10.1016/j.strueco.2012.02.004

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